Item #4 of 10

Respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure are controlled by the __________.

hypothalamus;
pons;
medulla;
thalamus;
spinal cord;

INCORRECT - The spinal cord functions primarily as a cable that conveys sensory information from the sense organs toward the brain and motor information away from the brain.

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