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Question
Give Reason:
Why injury to medulla oblongata results in death?
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Solution
Medulla oblongata controls involuntary functions like heartbeat, rate of respiration, secretion of saliva gut peristalsis, etc. Injury to the Medulla oblongata may result in the stop of heartbeat and breathing leading to death.
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