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.
The name Maria means 'sea of bitterness; rebelliousness; wished-for child; to swell'. It is derived from the word mirjam with the meaning 'bitterness'. Original forms of the name include Maria (Latin and Old Greek), Mariam (Old Greek), Mariamne (Hebrew), Maryam (Aramaic), and Miryam (Hebrew).he name Maria is used to a great extent; it has 54 forms that are used in English and foreign languages. English forms of Maria include Maeria, Maie, Malia, Mareah, Mariabell, Mariabella, Mariabelle, Mariae, Marialena, Marialinda, Marialisa, Mariasha, Mariesa, Mariessa, Marija, Marria, Mary, Mayria, and Mia. mÃ­a