A medical control apparatus includes: an insertion portion in which a bending portion is provided a drive portion that generates a driving force a wire that is connected to the bending portion a pulling portion that pulls the wire a connecting portion that connects the drive portion and the pulling portion a driving amount detection portion that detects a drive portion driving amount a pulling portion driving amount detection portion that detects a pulling portion driving amount a comparison portion that compares change amounts of the drive portion driving amount and the pulling portion driving amount and an identification portion that, based on a comparison result, identifies a boundary between a bending range in which it is possible for a restoring force of an elastic member to contribute to bending of the bending portion and a bending range in which it is impossible to contribute to bending.
