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The Part of the Brain That Controls the Basic Responses

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The part of the brain that controls the basic responses necessary to maintain life (such as breathing and heartbeat) is the ____.  


Definitions:

Nucl

Likely a shorthand or abbreviation for "nuclear," generally related to fields or substances associated with atomic nuclei, such as in nuclear medicine.

Fluor/o

A combining form used in medical terminology referring to fluoride or fluorine.

Milli-

A prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (0.001).

Ultra-

A prefix used to denote something that is beyond the usual or extreme, often seen in medical terms like "ultrasound," referring to sound waves at frequencies above those audible to humans.

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