Main article: Human body
The oblong brain serves to directly connect the spinal cord and brain and, as part of the brainstem, communicates between the central and peripheral nervous systems and plays a key role in the work of the autonomic nervous system.
Through it, it regulates respiratory, cardiac and vasomotor functions, numerous unconditional reflexes, unconscious reactions to various stimuli (there are about 45). This oblong brain is behind coughing, sneezing, vomiting, yawning.