respiratory center

Other forms: respiratory centers

Definitions of respiratory center
  1. 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
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    type of:
    center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
    a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
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