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Why do they say someone is brain dead if they only have a functioning medulla oblongata?
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The medulla oblongata is the most primitive part of the brainstem, which controls vital functions of respiration and circulation. "Brain death" usually refers to whether any EEG waves associated with consciousness (and not random "noise") are still observable as originating from the cortex of the brain. Brain death is often synonymous with a "vegetative state" in which a person can remain for years without awareness or the possibility of consciousness returning.
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What part of the brain stem includes the cardiac and vasomotor centers?
The Medulla Oblongata
What gas does your brain monitor to keep you in homeostasis?
Medulla Oblongata .
Where are the respiratory control centers located in the brain?
medulla oblongata
What is Division of brain situated above medulla oblongata?
The Pons.
What is the portion of the brain responsible for adjusting the rate of respiration?
the medulla oblongata
What part of the brain stem includes the cardiac and vasomotor centers?
The Medulla Oblongata
Part of the brain that controls breathing?
The Medulla Oblongata
Where would you find the medulla oblongata?
medulla oblongata is situated in the brain
A sentence for medulla oblongata?
The medulla oblongata is a part of the brain stem.
Which structure is the lower portion of the brainstem?
Medulla OblongataThe medulla oblongata is the most inferior portion of the brain, and it is the connecting link with the spinal cord.
How does a message from the brain reach the brain?
by the medulla oblongata
How can you put this word in a sentence medulla oblongata?
The medulla oblongata is easily the most important part of the brain
What are the subsections of the brainstem?
The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
What is the rhythmicity center of the brain?
Medulla Oblongata
How does the brain work with the circulatory system?
Answer 1 The limbic system (top of the brain stem including the medulla and pons which is located at the base of the brain) deals with (or regulates) breathing and heart rate. Answer 2 No doubt. I agree with the medulla oblongata. Answer 3 It's the Medulla.
What is an fact about the medulla oblongata?
It has the mechanisms for controlling our body's reflex activities such as coughing and vomiting
What part of the brain controlls breathing?
The part of the brain that controls breathing in the Medulla Oblongata which is located in the Hind Brain ( right on top of the spinal cord). Other functions of the Medulla Oblongata are -Regulates heart rate and diameter of blodd vessels -Acts as a passage /road between nerve tracts in the spinal cord and the upper brain. Without the Medulla Oblongata we would die.
