The Brain stem is a part of a lifeform's brain.
History and specifics
In the year 2254, the Ngultor disabled the Federation starship USS Enterprise and took biopsies from the brain stems of the ship's crew to test them for biological compatibility; to see if they met the requires for the flesh harvest they were conducting to repair their Ngultor mothership. (EV comic: "Flesh of My Flesh")
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External links
- Brain stem article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Brain stem article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.