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medulla oblongata
noun
- the lowest or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord.
medulla oblongata
/ ˌɒblɒŋˈɡɑːtə /
noun
- the lower stalklike section of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord, containing control centres for the heart and lungs
medulla oblongata
/ ŏb′lông-gä′tə /
, Plural medulla oblongatas ŏb′lông-gä′tē
- The lowermost portion of the brainstem in humans and other mammals. It is important in the reflex control of involuntary processes, including respiration, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
Word History and Origins
Origin of medulla oblongata1
Word History and Origins
Origin of medulla oblongata1
Example Sentences
Posteriorly is situated the hind-brain, now consisting of the medulla oblongata and cerebellum.
In Scyllium, however, indications appear in the hind-brain of its future division into a cerebellum and medulla oblongata.
It reduces the librarian to a medulla oblongata, so far as I am able to understand the psychology of the situation.
And, on the other hand, the vertical strands are notably increased in their passage through the field of the medulla oblongata.
The medulla oblongata with its reticular ganglion seems to be the great rhythmic centre.
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