मेडुला (en. Medulla)

Constant irritation of the nerve endings of the respiratory tract mucosa, which is the primary link of the cough reflex - this irritation leads to the formation of a persistent dominant focus of arousal in the cough center of the medulla, which causes the development of characteristic cough.

The medulla may be contused in association with fracture which extend into the foramen thus such types of injuries could cause death.

The breathing centers of the brain, specifically the medulla oblongata and the pons region, continue to send signals to the diaphragm in an attempt to keep respiration going.

Inside the medulla, there are several regions of gray matter that process involuntary body functions related to homeostasis.

There is an interesting fact related to the baby's hair - the central core (medulla) is normally responsible for the hair's ability to keep warm, but in children under 1 year the property of the medula is not developed yet, and the hair is not able to warm the head.

Pheochromocytoma is a benign hormone that produces a tumor of adrenal medulla that leads to an increase in the level of adrenaline in the body.

A healthy adrenal medulla will respond to the clonidine suppression test by reducing catecholamine production; the lack of a response is evidence of pheochromocytoma.