Controls vital functions like blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, digestion. First part of brain to evolve. Part of brainstem - helps with body's autonomic functions and reflexes. Respiration, heart rate, swallowing, digestion. Relay station for nerve signals to and from the brain. Part of brainstem - Relays sensory information, helps control autonomic functions and has a role in levels of arousal or consciousness and sleep.
n. 1. (Philosophy) the traditional philosophical problem concerning the nature of mind, body, and the relationship between them. See dualism 2, interactionism, parallelism 3, monism 1, idealism 3, materialism 2, identity theory, behaviourism 2.
Back pain is one of the most common physical complaints â with eight out of 10 human beings saying their back hurts at some point in their lives. But what is back pain, really, and what might your body be saying when your back hurts? The back is a complex system consisting of the bones of your spine and pelvis â along with the muscles, tendons and ligaments that hold them together. A web of major nerves runs through the spine. And in the same space we think of as our âbackâ lie our internal organs.