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.
Cerebral Motor Cortex. As the name of the disorder suggests, cerebral palsy affects the cerebrum, the largest portion of the brain. The cerebrum controls voluntary movements, thinking, reasoning and emotions, as well as some specialized functions such as visual processing, speech and hearing.lthough the gray matter processes the information in the brain, the white matter transmits the signals to the rest of the body. Some cerebral palsy occurs due to damage to the white matter, a condition known as periventricular leukomalacia--PVL. The damage in PVL looks like tiny holes in the white matter.