MEDICINE MCQ
NEUROLOGY
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Question
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The ____ controls our heartbeat and breathing.
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cerebrum
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spinal cord
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brain stem
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atrium
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is responsible for many vital functions of life, such as breathing, consciousness, blood pressure, heart rate, and sleep. The brainstem contains many critical collections of white and grey matter. The grey matter within the brainstem consists of nerve cell bodies and forms many important brainstem nuclei.
Detailed explanation-3: -Final Answer: Medulla oblongata of the brain controls breathing.
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