If you are maintaining your current body weight, you are in caloric balance. If you need to gain weight or to lose weight, you'll need to tip the balance scale in one direction or another to achieve your goal.
The ventral posterior nucleus is the somato-sensory relay nucleus in thalamus of the brain. Ventral posterolateral nucleus, which receives sensory information from the body. 2  Ventral posteromedial nucleus, which receives sensory information from the head and face via the trigeminal nerve.
nucleus retroambigualis: the area where the ventral respiratory group of neurons resides caudally. pneumotaxic center: one of the 3 major collections of neurons which is located dorsally in the superior portion of the pons, which helps control the rate and pattern of breathing.