A patient with difficulty maintaining equilibrium most likely has injury to which part of the brain?
a. brain stem c. cerebrum
b. cerebellum d. ventricles
B
The cerebellum processes information from the cerebral motor cortex, which results in equilibrium, balance, and posture. The brain stem is responsible for respiratory and cardiac regulation, level of awareness, and the reticular activating system. The cerebrum is responsible for awareness, consciousness, communication, and voluntary movement. The ventricles would not play a role with equilibrium.
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