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''I am Jack's medulla oblongata without me Jack could not regulate his heart rate, blood pressure or breathing.'' -Fight Club |
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| ⚫ | Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also bulb of the spinal cord. See Brain. [1913 Webster] |
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| ⚫ | Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also bulb of the spinal cord. See [[Brain]]. [1913 Webster] |
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* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulla_oblongata de.wikipedia: medulla oblongata] |
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Latest revision as of 11:41, 14 November 2005
I am Jack's medulla oblongata without me Jack could not regulate his heart rate, blood pressure or breathing. -Fight Club
Home of the reptilian mind
Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also bulb of the spinal cord. See Brain. [1913 Webster]
medulla oblongata
noun
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" [syn: medulla, bulb]
- http://medulaoblongata.blogspot.com/
- en.wikipedia: medulla oblongata
- de.wikipedia: medulla oblongata
Related: sexual desires get evoked by it. | Fight or Flight | Sympathetic Nervous System