Which Part of the Brain Contains Centers for the Heartbeat

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which part of the brain contains centers for the heartbeat and respiration?

• A) medulla oblongata
• B) hypothalamus
• C) cerebellum
• D) cerebrum
• E) pons

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Coefficient Matrix

A matrix consisting of the coefficients of the variables in a set of linear equations.

Linear Equations

Equations of the first degree, where variables are raised only to the power of one and graph as straight lines.

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An augmented matrix is a matrix used in linear algebra, consisting of the coefficient matrix of a system of linear equations and one or more columns added to the right, representing the constants from the equations' right-hand sides.

Linear Equations

Equations in which the highest power of the variable is one, graphically represented as straight lines.