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.
Here's what happens: 1  The receptors, which are nerve endings in your nasal passageways, detect an irritant. 2  Nerves carry these impulses to the sneezing center in your brain stem. 3  The sneezing center sends its instructions along your facial nerve and the nerves that lead to your lungs and diaphragm. 4  Your eyes start to water, and your nasal ...