NDA2025General AbilityGeneral ScienceActual
Identify the functions that are controlled by the hind brain of human being
Options
- AInvoluntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation vomiting etc.
- BControlling the regions receiving sensory impulses from receptors
- CControlling the movement of voluntary muscles
- DSensation of hunger or being full
Correct answer
A. Involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation vomiting etc.
Step-by-step solution
The hindbrain consists of the pons, cerebellum, and medulla. The medulla oblongata controls various involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation, and vomiting. The forebrain is responsible for receiving sensory impulses, controlling voluntary muscle movements, and contains the hypothalamus which controls the sensation of hunger and satiety. Answer: Involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation vomiting etc.