For some, payment ends with the death of the annuitant, but others provide for payment to a spouse or other beneficiary for years afterward. The fixed-period, or period-certain, annuity guarantees payments to the annuitant for a predetermined length of time.
Medulla Oblongota. 1  The part of the brain that regulates basic functions like heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, coughing, sneezing. 2  The part of the brain where the optic nerves cross., the point at which the optic nerves from the inside half of each eye cross over and then project to the opposite half of the brain.
1 The part of the brainstem that controls heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, coughing, and swallowing. 2  Reticular formation. 3  A structure in the brainstem that plays a crucial role in arousal and attention and that screens sensory messages entering the brain.