What part of the brain regulates coordination and muscle tone?
a. Cerebellum
b. Medulla
c. Frontal lobes
d. Hypothalamus
ANS: A
The functions of the cerebellum are concerned with the involuntary aspects of voluntary movement: coordination, the appropriate direction and endpoint of movements, and the maintenance of posture and balance or equilibrium. The frontal lobes contain the motor areas that generate the impulses that bring about voluntary movement. Each motor area controls movement on the opposite side of the body. The frontal lobes contain the motor areas that generate the impulses that bring about voluntary movement. The hypothalamus has many functions.
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