What Is the Function of the Ascending and Descending Tracts

question 109

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the ascending and descending tracts in the medulla oblongata?

• A)to link the brain with the spinal cord
• B)to regulate vital autonomic functions
• C)they contain sensory and motor nuclei of five cranial nerves
• D)to relay somatic information to the thalamus
• E)to relay information to the red nucleus

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