Medulla oblongata

Introduction: Medulla oblongata

Description of Medulla oblongata

Medulla oblongata: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Medulla oblongata: 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.
Source: CRISP

Medulla oblongata: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Medulla oblongata:

• Medulla
• Oblongata
• Caudal
• Brainstem
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• Spinal
• Spinal symptoms (821 causes)
• Spinal disease
• Spinal disorder

Medulla oblongata as an Organ

Medulla oblongata (organ): The medulla oblongata is an area of the brain and a part of the brain...more »

Medulla oblongata (organ): See Medulla Oblongata (organ information).

More information on organs: Medulla Oblongata:

• Medulla Oblongata

Terms associated with Medulla oblongata:

Terms Similar to Medulla oblongata:

• medulla
• bulb

Source - WordNet 2.1

• myelencephalon

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Myelencephalon

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Medulla oblongata:

• Olivary Nucleus
• Solitary Nucleus
• Area Postrema

Source - MeSH 2007

• area postrema
• dorsal motor nucleus
• hypoglossal nucleus
• solitary tract nucleus

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Medulla oblongata

• Rhombencephalon

Source - MeSH 2007

• rhombencephalon

Source - CRISP

• neural structure

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Medulla oblongata can be used for:

• cuneate nucleus

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Medulla oblongata:

• respiration regulatory center

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Medulla oblongata

The following list attempts to classify Medulla oblongata into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• neural structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Brain Stem
        • Rhombencephalon
          • Medulla Oblongata

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• rhombencephalon
• brain stem
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

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