Vomiting centre is situated in the: September 2008: (A) Hypothalamus, (B) Midbarin, (C) Pons, (D) Medulla
Answer is D. Ans. D: MedullaVomiting is believed to be controlled by two distinct brain centres--the vomiting centre and the chemoreceptor trigger zone--both located in the medulla oblongata.The vomiting centre initiates and controls the act of emesis, which involves a series of contractions of the smooth muscles lining the digestive tract