The ____ is responsible for many of the vegetative functions of the body (e.g., heartbeat, respiration, etc.) and consists of the medulla oblongata, which sits directly above the spinal cord, the pons, which sits above the medulla, and the midbrain, which lies rostral (toward the head end) to the pons. a. cerebellum c. autonomic nervous system b. parasympathetic branch d. brain stem

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D