ð½Etymology of the name Massa. The name Massa comes from the root-verb × ×©× I (nasa' I) and is identical to the nouns ××©× (massa'), meaning load or burden, and ××©× (massa') meaning utterance or oracle (and so it comes to pass that king Lemuel of Proverbs 31:1 is either an oracle or he is king of Massa):
Medulla oblongata. The medulla oblongata is located in the brain stem, anterior to (in front of) the cerebellum. This is a cone-shaped, neuronal (nerve cell) mass in the hindbrain, which controls a number of autonomic (involuntary) functions.
Medulla in general means the inner part, and derives from the Latin word for 'marrow'. In medicine it is contrasted to the cortex. Examples of its use include: 1  the medulla oblongata, a part of the brain stem. 2  the renal medulla, a part of the kidney. 3  the adrenal medulla, a part of the adrenal gland. 4  medulla spinalis, another term for spinal cord.