The Battle of Fredericksburg was depicted in the 2003 film Gods and Generals, based on the novel of the same name, a prequel of The Killer Angels from which the earlier film Gettysburg was adapted.
base of the heart, the portion of the heart opposite the apex. It is superior and medially located. It forms the upper border of the heart, lies just below the second rib, and primarily involves the left atrium, part of the right atrium, and the proximal portions of the great vessels. 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
Structures at the Base of the Brain At the very base of the brain is a structure referred to as the medulla. The medulla is responsible for basic survival, and, thus controls heart rate and respiration. Structure of the Nervous System by Richard H. Hall, 1998 Nervous System Hierarchy In the last lesson we examined the fundamental building blocks of the nervous system, the neurons.