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
The respiratory rate is controlled by the respiratory center located within the medulla oblongata in the brain, which responds primarily to changes in carbon dioxide, oxygen, and pH levels in the blood.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The major factor that stimulates the medulla oblongata and pons to produce respiration is surprisingly not oxygen concentration, but rather the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The myelencephalon corresponds to the adult structure known as the medulla oblongata.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
And, on the other hand, the vertical strands are notably increased in their passage through the field of the medulla oblongata.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
