Paramedics arrived at a car accident to find an elderly gentleman breathing erratically. He was not wearing his seat belt and had hit his head on the windshield. Given his erratic breathing, they were concerned that he had damage to the a. medulla oblongata. b. cerebral cortex. c. pons. d. spinal cord.

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