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.
Mariah is a very prominent first name for women (#1325 out of 4276, Top 31%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the birth name popularity of Mariah for girls. Mariah reached its top position of #62 in the U.S. in the year 1998, and is currently at #136.ariah is a very prominent first name for women (#1325 out of 4276, Top 31%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the birth name popularity of Mariah for girls. Mariah reached its top position of #62 in the U.S. in the year 1998, and is currently at #136.