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an injury to the medulla can kill a person because the medulla is responsible for all involuntary action such as respiration, regulated blood pressure and temperature. with the medulla injured u can fine these task very difficult to perform.

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because it is an involentary thing it controls breathing heart rate etc if you stop it from doing those functions u die

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