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medulla oblongata

Used for:

cuneate nucleus

Broader Terms:

rhombencephalon

Narrower Terms:

area postrema

Narrower Terms:

dorsal motor nucleus

Narrower Terms:

hypoglossal nucleus

Narrower Terms:

solitary tract nucleus

Related Terms:

respiration regulatory center

Scope Note:

caudal subdivision of the hindbrain interposed between the spinal cord and the pons; adult derivative of the myelencephalon, the most caudal subdivision of the developing brain; it has two subdivisions the open medulla bordering on the fourth ventricle and the closed medulla which surrounds the rostral part of the central canal.

Term Number:

0480-1286


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