brainstem
brain stem

In the first test series the back of the head and the brain stem were above water.

These, too, are under the control of cells in the brain stem.

It is one of several tests which can be used to test for brain stem death.

If she could just get down to using only her brain stem, she'd be cured.

"It means they can see the part of the brain stem they're after.

Current tests are devised to only find them in the brain stem.

And in the brain stem there's more than just reflexes.

So this irrigation system to the brain stem is vital.

It exited through his brain stem, by which time the man was dead.

But take another look at the device in his brain stem."

The Gateway itself is situated deep in the brain stem.

Then, too, a region in the brain stem controls the respiratory rate.

Thus, brain stem damage is a very serious and often life-threatening problem.

In a while, he could make out the brain stem clearly; there was no clot.

The lower structure is commonly referred to as the brain stem for that reason.

The cause of death was listed as brain stem infarction.

Four days later, Moore died from injuries sustained to his brain stem.

They sent a surge of poetic license up his brain stem.

Body temperature and hunger are also controlled by parts of the brain stem.

The brain stem has much to do with the more automatic types of muscle activity.

But we can't reach the brain stem from outside; it's not under conscious control.

Behind that eye is a cluster of critical nerves, similar to our brain stem.

"We're learning much more about the brain stem and spinal cord.

An alternative method of diagnosing brain stem death needed to be found.

Maybe that was the cause of the headache flaring in his brain stem.