Question

Name the part of brain which controls

(i) voluntary action,

(ii) involuntary action.

What is the significance of the peripheral nervous system ? Name the

components of this nervous system and distinguish between the origin

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of the two.

Answer 1

The part of the brain that controls involuntary functions is medulla oblongata.

The part of the brain that controls voluntary actions is cerebrum.