Output from Higher Brain Centers Can Bypass Both the DRG

question 50

Multiple Choice

Output from higher brain centers can bypass both the DRG and VRG and go directly to __________,which controls the accessory muscles of respiration.

• A) the diaphragm
• B) spinal integration centers
• C) the cerebral cortex
• D) the vagus nerve

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