respiratory center

Noun respiratory center has 1 sense

• respiratory center(n = noun.body) - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles;
is a kind of center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
is a part of bulb, medulla, medulla oblongata, pons, pons varolii