Control of breathing.

ƒ Role of brainstem and pons in establishing respiratory rhythm ƒ Medullary Respiratory Centers (recent findings) ƒ Patterns of Respiratory Neuron Activity ƒ Function of Respiratory Neurons ƒ Origin of the respiratory rhythm and developmental changes ƒ Muscles of respiration ƒ Neuronal and respiratory muscle activity during inspiration and expiration: ƒ Upper airway structures