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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 136

Topic: Biology

Q136

Identify the functions that are controlled by the hind brain of human being

  1. (a) Involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation vomiting etc.Correct answer
  2. (b) Controlling the regions receiving sensory impulses from receptors
  3. (c) Controlling the movement of voluntary muscles
  4. (d) Sensation of hunger or being full

Solution.

Answer: (a) Involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation vomiting etc.

  1. The medulla in the hindbrain controls several involuntary functions, including regulation of blood pressure and reflexes such as salivation and vomiting.
  2. Hunger and satiety are mainly hypothalamic functions; conscious sensory processing and initiation of voluntary movement principally involve the forebrain.