medulla

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For example, when the medulla is active, it initiates breathing.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

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

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2024

Each hair can have three layers – the medulla, the cortex and the cuticle.

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

They say the medulla oblongata is irritated, and the patient learns that he is suffering from neurosis of the nervus vague.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund