The Part of the Brain That Acts as a Switchboard

question 162

Multiple Choice

The part of the brain that acts as a switchboard or relay station, sending incoming messages to the appropriate areas of the brain, is the ________.

• A) thalamus
• B) pons
• C) medulla
• D) hypothalamus

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