Question

While shoveling snow after a blizzard, Donzel slipped on the ice and struck his head. Doctors found that the part of his brain responsible for his basic survival functions was swelling and that his life was in danger. The part of Donzel's brain that was most likely hurt in the accident was the____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Hindbrain

Explanation:

While shoveling snow after a blizzard, Donzel slipped on the ice and struck his head. Doctors found that the part of his brain responsible for his basic survival functions was swelling and that his life was in danger. The part of Donzel's brain that was most likely hurt in the accident was the hindbrain.

The hindbrain is the lower brain, it made of the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum, it links the brain to the body. The hindbrain is responsible for normal bodily functions such as movement and balance.

Injury to the hindbrain will affect body functions such as movement, balancing and even response of the other parts of the body, the body may become unresponsive and paralysed (vegetative state).