Asked by armando

Perceiving pain and assisting in regulating muscle reflexes, breathing, and arousal are all functions of the __________.
A.
cerebral cortex
B.
medulla
C.
reticular formation
D.
pons

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C. reticular formation

The reticular formation (including the reticular activating system) spans the brainstem and is involved in arousal, attention, modulation of pain, and regulating muscle tone and autonomic functions such as breathing.