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res·pi·ra·to·ry cen·ter

the region in the medulla oblongata concerned with integrating afferent information to determine the signals to the respiratory muscles; the inspiratory and expiratory centers considered together.
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res·pi·ra·to·ry cen·ter

(res'pir-ă-tōr-ē sen'tĕr)
The region in the medulla oblongata concerned with integrating afferent information to determine the signals to the respiratory muscles; the inspiratory and expiratory centers considered together.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

respiratory center

A region in the medulla oblongata of the brainstem that regulates movements of respiration. This area consists of an inspiratory center and an expiratory center. The pons contains the apneustic center and the pneumotaxic center.
See also: center
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