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CBSE Class 10 Science 2018 · Paper 31/1/C · Question 4

Control and Coordination 2 marks Medium
Different parts of brain are associated with specific functions. Name the part of human brain which perform the following functions :
  1. (a)Sensation of feeling full
  2. (b)Vomiting
  3. (c)Picking up a pencil
  4. (d)Riding a bicycle

Answer

The hypothalamus gives the feeling of fullness, the medulla controls vomiting, and the cerebellum controls picking up a pencil and riding a bicycle.

(a) Sensation of feeling full: the hypothalamus, in the fore-brain (the centre associated with hunger). (b) Vomiting: the medulla (medulla oblongata), in the hind-brain. (c) Picking up a pencil: the cerebellum, in the hind-brain (precision of voluntary actions). (d) Riding a bicycle: the cerebellum, in the hind-brain (precision of voluntary actions, posture and balance).

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