respiratory region
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respiratory center — n a region in the medulla oblongata that regulates respiratory movements … Medical dictionary
respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human). Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… … Universalium
Respiratory system — See also: Respiratory tract Respiratory A complete, schematic view of the human respiratory system with their parts and functions. Latin … Wikipedia
region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
respiratory center — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve … Useful english dictionary
Severe acute respiratory syndrome — SARS redirects here. For other uses, see SARS (disambiguation). Further information: Progress of the SARS outbreak Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Classification and external resources SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV) is causative of the syndrome … Wikipedia
Dorsal respiratory group — Brain: Dorsal respiratory group Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive. (Dorsal respiratory group not labeled, but spinal tract labeled at center right.) The dorsal respiratory group (DRG) is located in the dorsomedial… … Wikipedia
Ventral respiratory group — The ventral respiratory group (VRG) is a column of neurons located in the ventrolateral region of the medulla, extending from the caudal facial nucleus to 400μm obex. The four cell groups of the VRG are the rostral nucleus retrofacialis, caudal… … Wikipedia
Severe acute respiratory syndrome — Pneumonie atypique Coronavirus, agent causal du SRAS. La pneumonie atypique (aussi appelée pneumopathie atypique), est une maladie hautement infectieuse provenant du virus SARS CoV de la famille des coronavirus. Elle se caractérise par un… … Wikipédia en Français
afferent respiratory channel(s) — Channels through which water passes to the gills, that open in front of the chelipeds and behind the pterygostomial region except in some oxystomata where they open at the sides of the endostome. (Syn. afferent branchial channels) [Ingle, 1980].… … Crustacea glossary
