Examples of Involuntary Functions When your brain does something for your body that you don’t have to think about, it’s called an involuntary function . INVOLUNTARY vs. VOLUNTARY
your lungs to breathe.
Breathe!
HUFF!
Tear production Blinking Sweating Digesting food in your stomach!
GASP!
Fiber, yum!
Examples of Voluntary Functions You can choose to make your brain do stuff, too. When you do something because you want to, that’s a voluntary function .
Now do that forever!
What?!
Talking Walking Reading Cleaning your room!
Books, yum!
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