The area postrema is a medullary structure in the brain that controls vomiting. Its privileged location in the brain also allows the area postrema to play a vital role in the control of autonomic functions by the central nervous system. ==Anatomy== The area postrema is a small protuberance found at the inferoposterior limit of the fourth ventricle...
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(from the article `nervous system, human`) ...to hormones such as angiotensin II and signals that changes are needed for the regulation of salt and water balance. Both regions project directly ...
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A small, elevated area in the lateral wall of the inferior recess of the fourth ventricle; one of the few loci in the brain where the blood-brain barrier is lacking; a chemoreceptor area associated with vomiting. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(AP) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a small, elevated area in the lateral wall of the inferior recess of the fourth ventricle; one of the few loci in the brain where the blood-brain barrier is lacking; a chemoreceptor area associated with vomiting.
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