respiratory center
Noun
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The center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles (synset 105612947)
is a type of: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily processis a part of:
- bulb, medulla, medulla oblongata - lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
- pons, pons varolii - a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
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