What is the function of the ascending and descending tracts in the medulla oblongata?
A)to link the brain with the spinal cord
B)to regulate vital autonomic functions
C)they contain sensory and motor nuclei of five cranial nerves
D)to relay somatic information to the thalamus
E)to relay information to the red nucleus

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The ascending and descending tracts in the medulla oblongata function to link the brain with the spinal cord. The ascending tracts convey sensory information from the spinal cord to higher brain regions, while the descending tracts convey motor commands from brain regions to the spinal cord.

What Is the Function of the Ascending and Descending Tracts