medulla oblongata
Americannoun
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medulla oblongatas,
plural
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medullae oblongatae
plural
noun
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medulla oblongatas
plural
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Etymology
Origin of medulla oblongata
1670–80; < New Latin: the long medulla
Example Sentences
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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 cerebellum helps coordinate skeletal muscle activity, and the medulla oblongata and pons in the brainstem are centers for vital functions, such as breathing and heart rate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 paired vertebral arteries join together to form the large basilar artery at the base of the medulla oblongata.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A constriction also occurs in the hind vesicle or rhombencephalon, dividing it into an anterior part, the metencephalon, from which the cerebellum is developed, and a posterior or myelencephalon, the primitive medulla oblongata.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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