medulla oblongata
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The library nearly resembles the shape of a brain, with the entrance being the medulla oblongata and the robust flooring as the cerebellum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Neurogenic shock is a form of vascular shock that occurs with cranial or spinal injuries that damage the cardiovascular centers in the medulla oblongata or the nervous fibers originating from this region.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 19.32 Autonomic Innervation of the Heart Cardioaccelerator and cardioinhibitory areas are components of the paired cardiac centers located in the medulla oblongata of the brain.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Neural mechanisms include the cardiovascular centers in the medulla oblongata, baroreceptors in the aorta and carotid arteries and right atrium, and associated chemoreceptors that monitor blood levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ions.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They say the medulla oblongata is irritated, and the patient learns that he is suffering from neurosis of the nervus vague.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
