Neural Control and Coordination Question 33

33. Respiratory centre is situated in

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(a) cerebellum

(b) medulla oblongata

(c) hypothalamus

(d) cerebrum

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Answer : b

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(b) Respiratory centre is situated bilaterally in medulla oblongata, while breathing is controlled by pneumotaxic and apneustic centres in pons varolii. Impulse for voluntary forced breathing starts in cerebral hemisphere.