Your Textbook Tells You That the Medulla,like the Spinal Cord,contains

question 172

Multiple Choice

Your textbook tells you that the medulla,like the spinal cord,contains large quantities of white matter.This means that

• A) the medulla contains large numbers of nuclei which control breathing and other vital functions that are mediated by the spinal cord.
• B) many axons travel through the medulla,just like they do through the spinal cord.
• C) there is a great deal of material in both the spinal cord and medulla,the functions of which we do not understand.
• D) many reflexes are controlled by the medulla and the spinal cord.

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