Medulla Oblongata
"Medulla Oblongata" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nucleus Ambiguus- Nucleus Ambiguus
- Ambiguus, Nucleus
- Ambiguous Nucleus
- Nucleus, Ambiguous
Accessory Cuneate Nucleus- Accessory Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, Accessory
- Nucleus, Accessory Cuneate
- Lateral Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, Lateral
- Nucleus, Lateral Cuneate
- External Cuneate Nucleus
- Cuneate Nucleus, External
- Nucleus, External Cuneate
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Profiles.
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Poretti A, Meoded A, Huisman TA. Neuroimaging of pediatric posterior fossa tumors including review of the literature. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Jan; 35(1):32-47.