1 The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. 2  It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure. The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. 2  It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure.
Mariah /mari-ah/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ma-RYE-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Mariah is star of the sea. Variant of Maria, from Mary. This version has greatly increased in popularity, due to singer Mariah Carey.
Maria is a female given name in many diverse cultures, including African, Arab, Armenian, Croatian, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hispanic American and Spanish, Italian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Pakistani, Afghan, Serbian, Swedish, and Indonesian.s a first name, Maria ranked seventh out of 4,275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Because of its enduring popularity, the name is used extensively in society and media throughout the world.