Four primary regions are the brainstem, the cerebellum, the cerebrum, and the cerebral cortex. Each brain region is responsible for a variety of functions, and injury to any of these regions impairs specific functions.
Cellular respiration is a pathway that organisms use to generate energy. Oxygen is required and is used to break down nutrients, like glucose sugar. The nutrients are broken down to generate ATP (energy) and carbon dioxide and water (waste). Organisms from all kingdoms of life can use cellular respiration including bacteria, archaea, plants, protists, animals, and fungi.
Aerobic respiration, a process that uses oxygen, and anaerobic respiration, a process that doesn't use oxygen, are two forms of cellular respiration. Although some cells may engage in just one type of respiration, most cells use both types, depending on an organism's needs. Cellular respiration also occurs outside of macro-organisms, as chemical processes â for example, in fermentation. In general, respiration is used to eliminate waste products and generate energy.