The document discusses control of respiration through the respiratory center located in the medulla oblongata and pons of the brain. It contains three main areas - the medullary rhythmicity area which controls breathing rhythm, the pneumotaxic area which regulates transition between inhalation and exhalation, and the apneustic area which stimulates deep inhalation. Chemoreceptors in the brain and bloodstream provide feedback to the respiratory center in response to oxygen and carbon dioxide levels to regulate breathing rate and depth.