Organ component of neuraxis that has as its parts the medullary reticular formation, inferior olivary complex and cochlear nuclear complex, among other structures[FMA]. The medulla oblongata lies directly above the spinal cord and controls vital autonomic functions such as digestion, breathing and the control of heart rate[GO]. [ FMA:62004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow_of_ovary_oblongata http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021550 ]
Synonyms: bulbus
Term information
- BAMS:Md
- MBA:354
- UMLS:C1269575 (BIRNLEX:957)
- FMA:62004
- MAT:0000111
- SCTID:279104005
- MESH:D008526
- BAMS:MY
- XAO:0003100
- DMBA:17352
- EHDAA2:0001088
- MIAA:0000111
- EMAPA:17550
- ZFA:0000545
- MAT:0000367
- NCIT:C12442
- GAID:590
- TAO:0000545
- EFO:0000924
- BM:Me
- EHDAA:7588
- MA:0000206
- CALOHA:TS-0607
- AAO:0010486
- BIRNLEX:957
- BTO:0000041
- UMLS:C0025148 (ncithesaurus:Medulla_Oblongata)
- neuronames:698 (BIRNLEX:957)
- Wikipedia:Bone_marrow_of_ovary_oblongata
- EV:0100275
- VHOG:0000181
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The posterior region of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-17, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG]
Posterior portion of the hindbrain which controls respiration, heartbeat, digestion, and swallowing as well as some locomotor responses.[AAO]
Classical anatomical studies subdivided the vertebrate rhombencephalon into pons and medulla oblongata. (...) The medulla oblongata appears therefore as a tagma, that is, a group of segmental units (pseudorhombomeres, in this case) sharing some morphological and molecular characteristics, and in some aspects different from the segmental units present in adjoining brain regions, pons and spinal cord.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- ectoderm-derived structure
- organ part
- part of some brainstem
- capable of some regulation of heart rate
- capable of some regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange
- capable of some regulation of digestive system process
- part of some myelencephalon
- part of some hindbrain
- vallecula of cerebellum
- medulla oblongata anterior median fissure
- inferior olivary commissure
- rostral ventrolateral medulla
- floor plate of medulla oblongata
- roof plate of medulla oblongata
- nucleus of medulla oblongata
- pyramid of medulla oblongata
- pre-Botzinger complex
- accessory nerve fiber bundle
- vagal nerve fiber bundle
- glossopharyngeal nerve fiber bundle
- ventral external arcuate fiber bundle
- dorsal external arcuate fiber bundle
- hilum of inferior olivary complex
- ventrolateral sulcus of medulla oblongata
- medullary anterior horn
- sensory root of facial nerve
- nucleus ambiguus
- spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve
- visceromotor column
- viscerosensory commissural nucleus of Cajal
- nucleus isthmi
- medial funicular nucleus medulla oblongata
- lateral corticospinal tract
- interpeduncular nucleus medulla oblongata
- lateral line sensory nucleus
- secondary gustatory tract
- medullary reticular formation
- octaval nerve sensory nucleus
- medullary raphe nuclear complex
- nucleus lateralis valvulae
- decussation of medial lemniscus
- cuneate fasciculus of medulla
- cochlear nuclear complex
- white matter of medulla oblongata
- vestibular nuclear complex
- glossopharyngeal lobe
- facial lobe
- dorsolateral fasciculus of medulla
- dorsal longitudinal fasciculus of medulla
- gracile fasciculus of medulla
- cuneate nucleus
- hypoglossal nerve root
- solitary tract nuclear complex
- nucleus prepositus
- tectobulbar tract
- inferior cerebellar peduncle
- area postrema
- gracile nucleus
- gigantocellular nucleus
- superior salivatory nucleus
- nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus of medulla
- paratrigeminal nucleus
- ventral rhombencephalic commissure medulla oblongata
- dorsal column nucleus
- retrotrapezoid nucleus
- glossopharyngeal nerve root
- accessory XI nerve nucleus
- medulla oblongata sulcus limitans
- noradrenergiccell group A2
- Perihypoglossal nuclei
- octaval nerve motor nucleus
- medial lemniscus of medulla
- spinothalamic tract of medulla
- anterior spinocerebellar tract
- accessory cuneate nucleus
- arcuate nucleus of medulla
- lateral pericuneate nucleus
- medial pericuneate nucleus
- nucleus intercalatus
- dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve
- hypoglossal nucleus
- inferior salivatory nucleus
- central gray substance of medulla
- commissural nucleus of vagus nerve
- pontobulbar nucleus
- sublingual nucleus
- supraspinal nucleus
- parasolitary nucleus
- peritrigeminal nucleus
- vagal lobe
- secondary gustatory nucleus medulla oblongata
- spinal trigeminal tract of medulla
- root of abducens nerve
- olivary body
- medial longitudinal fasciculus of medulla