She died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. ( 1 CNN)Actress Patty Duke died Tuesday as a result of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to Mitchell K. Stubbs & Associates, the agency that represented her. She was 69.
How Your Brain Works. The basic lower brain consists of the spinal cord, brain stem and diencephalon (the cerebellum and cortex are also present, but will be discussed in later sections). In turn, the brain stem comprises the medulla, pons, midbrain, hypothalamus and thalamus [source: Health Pages].
More specifically, other parts of the brain include: * Pons: Located in (and part of) the brainstem, the pons contains many of the control areas for eye and facial movements. * Medulla: The lowest part of the brainstem, the medulla is the most vital part of the entire brain.