medulla

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However, messages coming down from the pons actually inhibit activity in the medulla, leading breathing rates to slow down.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

The parietal cortex — along with the hypothalamus and medulla — contains GLP-1 receptors.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2024

The innermost, or core layer, is the medulla.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

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

Another part forms the medulla oblongata, that important hind brain in which lie so many of the vital centres of nervous energy.

From Embryology The Beginnings of Life by Leighton, Gerald R.