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.
