The part of brain which controls the involuntary actions such as heart beat, breathing, blood pressure, etc. is :

(a) pons

(b) medulla

(c) cerebrum

(d) cerebellum

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Solution

(b) medulla

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Which one of the following pairs of brain part and its function is not correctly matched ?

(a) cerebrum - memory

(b) cerebellum -balance of body

(d) Pons - consciousness

Question 8
Posture and balance of the body are controlled by

(a) cerebrum
(b) cerebellum
(c) medulla
(d) pons

Which of the following statements are true about the brain?

(i) The main thinking part of brain is hindbrain.

(ii) Centres of hearing, smell, memory, sight, etc. are located in the forebrain.

(iii) Involuntary actions like salivation, vomiting, blood pressure are controlled by the medulla in the hindbrain.

(iv) Cerebellum does not control posture and balance of the body.

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