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Title: What is the function of the reticular formation?
Post by: ttteel on Jan 21, 2018
What is the function of the reticular formation?
 
  A. Modulates nociceptive and pain information
   B. Integrates sensory and cortical information
   C. Regulates somatic motor activity, autonomic function, and consciousness
   D. All of the above


Title: What is the function of the reticular formation?
Post by: nena1107 on Jan 21, 2018
ANS: D
Rationale: The reticular formation is a complex neural network that includes the reticular nuclei, their connections, and ascending and descending reticular pathways. It modulates nociceptive and pain information, integrates sensory and cortical information, and regulates somatic motor activity, autonomic function, and consciousness.