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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem > Rhombencephalon > Myelencephalon > Medulla Oblongata

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Medulla Oblongata  

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Entry terms

  • Accessory Cuneate Nucleus
  • Ambiguus, Nucleus
  • Arcuate Nucleus of the Medulla
  • Cuneate Nucleus, Accessory
  • Nucleus, Accessory Cuneate
  • Nucleus Ambiguus

Scope note

  • The lower portion of the BRAIN STEM. It is inferior to the PONS and anterior to the CEREBELLUM. Medulla oblongata serves as a relay station between the brain and the spinal cord, and contains centers for regulating respiratory, vasomotor, cardiac, and reflex activities.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008526

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