Labels:daily OCR: M EDULLA OBLONGATA THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA is the lowest part of your brain stem. next to your spinal cord. It is only cm inch) long Y our nerve fibres cross over here so that one side of your brain recer ves information from the opposite side of your body The medulla oblongata is also the control centre for a num iber of vital body functions. These include: pacing your heartbeat; controlling your blood vessels and blood pressure; and setting the rate and depth of your breathing. recelves number
