Located of the brainstem; controls breathing and heartbeat; connects the medulla to the two sides of the cerebellum to help coordinate and integrate movement on each side of side of the body; involved in sleep and dreaming.
Serious symptoms related to the bite of a brown recluse spider include low platelet count, destruction of the red blood cells, blot clots in capillaries, inability to form clots, acute renal failure or kidney damage, coma, and death.
Effects of a Brown Recluse Bite. Recluse spiders really don't mean to cause any trouble to humans. Overview. Recluse spiders--also known as violin spiders or fiddleback spiders, owing to the distinctive violin-shaped marking on their backs just behind the eyes--are one of the few species of spiders known to cause medically significant bites.