The Part of the Brain That Controls the Basic Responses

question 92

Multiple Choice

The part of the brain that controls the basic responses necessary to maintain life (such as breathing and heartbeat) is the ____.  

• A) medulla oblongata
• B) corpus callosum
• C) pineal gland
• D) cerebellum
• E) cerebral cortex

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