Respiratory Center

Definition: Respiratory Center

Respiratory Center

Noun

1. 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.

Non-Fiction Usage: Respiratory Center

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		When they sense a fall in the level of oxygen in the blood, they send messages that stimulate the respiratory center in the brain so that there will be an increase in the rate or depth of breathing. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translations: Respiratory Center

Language		Translations for "respiratory center"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		respirationscenter, åndedrætscenter. (various references)

Dutch		ademhalingscentrum, ademcentrum. (various references)

French		centre respiratoire. (various references)

German		Atemzentrum. (various references)

Greek		αναπνευστικό κέντρο. (various references)

Italian		centro respiratorio. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		呼吸中枢 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"きゅうちゅうすう. (various references)

Pig Latin		espiratoryray entercay

Portuguese		centro respiratório. (various references)

Spanish		centro respiratorio. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Respiratory Center

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-i-n-o-p-r-r-r-r-s-t-t-y"
	-5 letters: arsenopyrite, inspectorate, intercepters, interceptors, interpreters, reinterprets, reorientates, secretionary.
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