NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don’t fall flat on your face?
A
Cerebellum
B
Medulla oblongata
C
Pituitary gland
D
Spinal cord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cerebellum controls a number of functions including movement, speech, balance, and posture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cerebellum sits at the back of your head, under the cerebrum. It controls coordination and balance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The flocculonodular lobe. It is the oldest part of the brain in evolutionary terms (archicerebellum) and participates mainly in balance and spatial orientation. Its primary connections are with the vestibular nuclei, although it also receives visual and other sensory input.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature. Other areas of the cerebrum enable speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and learning. Other functions relate to vision, hearing, touch and other senses.

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