Question

Read each description below and determine whether it pertains to the medulla oblongata, the pons, or the midbrain. Then, click and drag each box into the appropriate category below.

Degeneration could lead to Parkinson's Disease.

Damage could result in the inability to visually follow the flight of a baseball

Damage could result in loss of respiration

Acts as a bridge to ascending and descending tracts

Answer 1

Here’s how each description pertains to the medulla oblongata, the pons, or the midbrain:

1. **Degeneration could lead to Parkinson's Disease.** - **Midbrain**
2. **Damage could result in the inability to visually follow the flight of a baseball.** - **Midbrain**
3. **Damage could result in loss of respiration.** - **Medulla Oblongata**
4. **Acts as a bridge to ascending and descending tracts.** - **Pons**

To summarize:
- **Midbrain:** Degeneration could lead to Parkinson's Disease. / Damage could result in the inability to visually follow the flight of a baseball.
- **Medulla Oblongata:** Damage could result in loss of respiration.
- **Pons:** Acts as a bridge to ascending and descending tracts.