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.
The brainstem is connected to the spinal cord at the back of the brain. The brainstem controls unconscious functions such as respiration, digestion, and pulse. Three structures comprise the brainstem: the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla oblongata. The midbrain controls eye movement and focus.