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Medulla oblongata

medulla oblongata

The lowest subdivision of the brainstem, immediately adjacent to the spinal cord. Houses important cardiac and respiratory regulatory centres. Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning.


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... of the 10th cranial (vagus) nerve arise from two different sites in the medulla oblongata. Neurons that slow heart rate arise from a part of the ventral medulla called the ...

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Tue May 05, 2009 9:15 am
 
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... Vagus nerve plays a vital role with nerves especially the cranial and medulla oblongata it extend all the way from the cranial to the anus nerve. You once said that the ...

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... muscle layers ____ 11.) Digestion is primarily controlled by the: a) medulla oblongata b) stomatic nervous system c) enterogastric reflex d) parasympathetic division of ...

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by webCHO
Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:08 pm
 
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... and blood vessels are controlled by a section of the brain called the medulla oblongata. In order to lower blood pressure the medication must target this area. When the ...

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by chloe18
Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:00 pm
 
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Topic: i'm on my own
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... the lungs or the chemoreceptors detecting the levels of co2 ( it is the medulla oblongata) . Surely the structure and movement of the diagragm in expiration would be the last ...

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by AMIE
Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: carbon dioxide being removed from the body
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