You Start to Fall but Then Catch Yourself, Regaining Your

question 19

Multiple Choice

You start to fall but then catch yourself, regaining your balance. Which of the following brain regions is responsible for the rapid coordination of muscle activity that kept you from falling?

• A) motor cortex
• B) thalamus
• C) cerebellum
• D) pons

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