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 Mariah is a fanciful spelling of Maria (influenced by the Hebrew female names ending in âahâ â Leah, Rebecca, for instance). Maria, in turn, is the Latin form of the English name Mary. Both Maria and Mary are derived from the New Testament name Miriam (Hebrew: Miryam), a name whose etymological origin is in question.