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
Changes in the pH of CSF affect the respiratory center in the medulla oblongata, which can directly modulate breathing rate to bring the pH back into the normal range.
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
As in the previous phase, the complex neuromuscular actions are controlled by the medulla oblongata.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Obex, ō′beks, n. a barrier: a thickening at the calamus scriptorius of the medulla oblongata.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
