#brainstem__brain_stem__brainstem the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
supertype: #neural_structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
part of: #encephalon
part: #reticular_formation__reticularformation__RF a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
part: #reticular_activating_system__RAS the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
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