respiratory center

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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

   Broadercenter

   Part ofmedulla oblongatapons

Questions about respiratory center

What does respiratory center mean?

respiratory center means "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".

Is respiratory center a common word?

respiratory center is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.