A physician friend of yours is telling you about a patient with a head injury who suddenly stopped breathing. Your friend explains that the bony rim was pressing against the breathing center. You guess that the "bony rim" (whatever that is) must have been exerting pressure in the region of the
A) basal ganglia and hippocampus.
B) cerebellum and cerebrum.
C) thalamus and hypothalamus.
D) medulla oblongata and pons.

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The medulla oblongata and pons are both part of the brainstem and contain the breathing center. If the bony rim was pressing against this area, it could have caused the patient to stop breathing. The basal ganglia, hippocampus, cerebellum, cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus are not directly involved in the control of breathing.

A Physician Friend of Yours Is Telling You About a Patient