In the physical, the occipital region contains the brain stem which governs the autonomic nervous system that keeps the blood moving, the heart beating, the intestinal tract moving, the digestive system moving, the lymph moving and so on.

• 在身体中，枕骨部位包含着脑干，它管辖着保持血液流动、心脏跳动、肠道蠕动、消化系统运作、淋巴腺运作等等的自主神经系统（植物性神经系统）。