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
For example, the sight, smell, and taste of food initiate long reflexes that begin with a sensory neuron delivering a signal to the medulla oblongata.
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
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
There is sometimes unilateral or even bilateral spastic paralysis of the limbs from pressure on the medulla oblongata.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
