Why breathing is called an involuntary action Share with your friends Share 1 Mamta answered this Involuntary actions are controlled by the medulla of the hind brain. However, breathing is considered as both voluntary and involuntary action.Since in condition of Apnea, lungs are force to breath. 1 View Full Answer Bibhu answered this because we don't need to use stregnth in it -1 Rishabh Chopde answered this Breathing is called an involuntary action because we don't command our body to breathe. It is carried out by our body automatically 2