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brainstem

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Số nhiều: brainstems

This term carries a clinical and biological weight, evoking the image of a critical bridge or a biological switchboard. It is used almost exclusively in medical, anatomical, or neurological contexts to describe the most primitive and essential part of the central nervous system. While the rest of the brain is associated with complex thought and consciousness, the brainstem is associated with survival. Mentioning it often implies a discussion of life-support, coma, or the involuntary mechanisms that keep a body functioning without conscious effort.

Countable when referring to the anatomical structure in a human or animal (e.g., the brainstem of a mammal).

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The lower part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord and controls autonomic functions.

"The brainstem regulates breathing and heart rate."

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