At a local university the freshman hazing involved chugging bottles of vodka. When two naïve young men fell unconscious after finishing the bottles of vodka, their girlfriends rushed them to the emergency room. It seems their basic body functions had been suppressed by the alcohol and they died from heart failure. Which portion of the brain governs these vital body functions?
A)Cerebellum
B)Medulla
C)Corpus callosum
D)Motor neurons

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The medulla, part of the brainstem, controls vital body functions such as heart rate and breathing, which can be suppressed by excessive alcohol consumption leading to fatal outcomes.

At a Local University the Freshman Hazing Involved Chugging Bottles