KROK 1 2015 – Question 39 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Electrical activity of neurons is being measured. They fire prior to and at the beginning of inhalation. Where are these neurons situated?
- A. Cerebral cortex
- B. Diencephalon
- C. Spinal cord
- D. Medulla oblongata
- E. Mesencephalon
Hint
Think about where in the central nervous system the automatic rhythm of quiet inspiration is generated, as opposed to where it is merely modified or carried out.
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