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==Introduction==
Includes development and overview of the system
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==Structure and Function==
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!'''Structures Present'''
!'''Function'''
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| '''CNS - Anatomy & Physiology - Hindbrain|Hindbrain (Rhombencephalon)'''
| '''Myelencephalon''' - [[#Medulla Oblongata|Medulla Oblongata]]
'''Metencephalon''' - [[#Pons|Pons]] and [[CNS - Anatomy & Physiology - Hindbrain#Cerebellum|Cerebellum]]
| '''[[#Medulla Oblongata|Medulla Oblongata]]''' - Cranial nerves, hearing, visceral fibres
'''[[#Pons|Pons]]''' - Fibres to [[Forebrain - Anatomy & Physiology#Cerebral Cortex|cerebrum]]
[[#Cerebellum|'''Cerebellum''']] - Posture, balance etc
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===Medulla Oblongata===
===Pons===
===Cerebellum===
==Species Differences==
* The size of the brain differs between species, but otherwise the structure is quite constant.
==Links==