The nurse is alarmed when a patient with a severe head injury of the occipital lobe has a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute because this may indicate an injury to the:
a. cerebellum.
b. medulla oblongata.
c. cortex.
d. cerebrum.
B
Rate of respiration is controlled by the medulla oblongata.
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