<div>The medulla oblongata is the lower half of your brainstem that connects the brain directly to the spinal cord. </div><div><br></div><div>It acts as an automatic control center, keeping you alive by managing breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.</div><div><br></div><div>It also handles involuntary survival reflexes like swallowing, coughing, sneezing, and vomiting without you thinking. </div><div><br></div><div>But we Nigerians have our own meaning 😂</div>