Medulla oblongata

medulla oblongata
(meh-doo-luh obb-long-gah-tuh)
The lowest part of the vertebrate brain; a swelling of the hindbrain dorsal to the anterior spinal cord that controls autonomic, homeostatic functions, including breathing, ...
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medulla oblongata The region of the brain that, with the pons, makes up the hindbrain; controls heart rate, constriction and dilation of blood vessels, respiration, and digestion. PICTURE ...
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The medulla looks like a swollen tip to the spinal cord. Nerve impulses arising here ...
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medulla oblongata Portion of the brain stem located between the pons and the spinal cord.
medulla The inner portion of an organ in contrast to the cortex or outer portion. Also, hindbrain.
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medulla oblongata
The lowest part of the vertebrate brain; a swelling of the hind-brain dorsal to the anterior spinal cord that controls autonomic, homeostatic functions, including breathing, heart and blood vessel activity, swallowing, digestion, ...
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Also known as the medulla oblongata, this region of the brain is concerned with vital functions like breathing, blood circulation, vomiting, and swallowing.
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In insects, the brain can be divided into four parts, the optical lobes, the protocerebrum, the deutocerebrum, and the tritocerebrum. The optical lobes are positioned behind each eye and process visual stimuli (Butler, 2000).
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inner portion of an organ such as the medulla of a kidney; medulla oblongata is the posterior part of the brain (hindbrain)
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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rhombencephalon (aka hindbrain) - the posteriormost of 3 primary vesicles (bulges) formed from the anterior neural tube. The hindbrain further subdivides into a posterior myelencephalon which will give rise to the medulla oblongata, ...
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The most posterior region of the brain of the developing embryo which is divided into the more anterior metencephalon and the more posterior myelencephalon. It later differentiates into the cerebellum, medulla oblongata, and pons (in mammals).
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