Answer: Heartbeat and breathing (vital centers).
- A Voluntary movement initiated by the motor cortex
- B Learning and memory consolidation in the hippocampus
- C Heartbeat and breathing (vital centers)
- D Balance and posture via the cerebellum
Correct answer: C. Heartbeat and breathing (vital centers)
Explanation: The medulla oblongata (brain stem) contains vital centers for heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and other autonomic functions.
Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Concept context
Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.