Category: D

A ceptor that perceives stimuli remote from the immediate environment.  

An area in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain.  

A group of structures in the brain that controls swallowing. These structures are located in the medulla oblongata and in the inferior pons.  

Either of two centers, a medullary center located in the medulla oblongata and a spinal center located in the second to fourth sacral segments of the spinal cord. The anospinal center controls the reflex aspects of defecation.  

A cell of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that secretes somatostatin.  

The body cavity composed of the cranial and spinal cavities.  

The final event or condition that brings about a disease or condition.  

An obsolete term for a nonproductive cough.  

Care that suits the stage of life of the patient by meeting his or her cognitive, emotional, and social needs.  

A state in which the blood pumped by the heart is inadequate to meet the metabolic demands of the body.