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.
Which brain structure controls such vital reflexes as sneezing, coughing, and swallowing? g the corpus callosum Incorrect g the cerebellum Incorrect g the medulla (True Answer )Correct g the thalamus Incorrect 172 As you take this test, you do not have to focus on taking your next breath or making your heart beat.