MedullaWordNet Explorer
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the tissue in the bodies of animals
the tissue of a plant
the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
a structure that is part of the nervous system
the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
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
a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers