Suppo of the muscles against gravity is a function of which one of the following?
Correct Answer: Vestibular nucleus
Description: The vestibulospinal fibres which arise from lateral vestibular nucleus located at the junction of pons and medulla control the antigravity group of muscles.(Ref: AK Jain textbook of physiology pa 11, 5th edition pg 944)
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