#respiratory_center__respiratorycenter  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
  supertype:  nerve_center__nervecenter__center__centre__nerve_centre__nervecentre  a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
  part of:  medulla_oblongata__medullaoblongata__medulla  lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
     part of:  hindbrain__rhombencephalon  the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and pons and medulla oblongata
        part of:  encephalon__brain  that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
           part of:  central_nervous_system__centralnervoussystem__CNS__systema_nervosum_centrale  the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
              part of:  nervous_system__nervoussystem__systema_nervosum__systemanervosum  the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
                 part of:  body__organic_structure__organicstructure__physical_structure  the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
           part of:  head__caput  the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
              part of:  animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna  a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  part of:  pons_Varolii__pons  a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
     part of:  hindbrain__rhombencephalon  the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and pons and medulla oblongata

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