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

The paired vertebral arteries join together to form the large basilar artery at the base of 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

Forwards it covers, and has driven asunder, the optic lobes; backwards it hides the much shortened medulla oblongata.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various