The ________ receives input from higher brain centers and sends nerve impulse to the respiratory centers in the medulla oblongata to modify the breathing pattern. 

A. hypothalamus
B. pontine respiratory group 
C. dorsal respiratory group 
D. ventral respiratory group 


Answer: B

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