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medulla oblongata
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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]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021550 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow_of_ovary_oblongata ]
Term info
Label
medulla oblongata
Synonyms
- bulbus
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Illu_pituitary_pineal_glands.jpg
external definition
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]
has broad synonym
medulla, bulb
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
metepencephalon, medulla oblonzata
homology notes
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]
id
UBERON:0001896
Term relations
Subclass of:
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- ectoderm-derived structure
- organ part
- part of some brainstem
- part of some myelencephalon
Related from:
part of
- visceromotor column
- vallecula of cerebellum
- lateral corticospinal tract
- medullary reticular formation
- medullary raphe nuclear complex
- decussation of medial lemniscus
- cuneate fasciculus of medulla
- cochlear nuclear complex
- white matter of medulla oblongata
- vestibular nuclear complex
- glossopharyngeal lobe
- medulla oblongata anterior median fissure
- dorsolateral fasciculus of medulla
- dorsal longitudinal fasciculus of medulla
- gracile fasciculus of medulla
- inferior olivary commissure
- rostral ventrolateral medulla
- floor plate of medulla oblongata
- roof plate of medulla oblongata
- hypoglossal nerve root
- solitary tract nuclear complex
- tectobulbar tract
- area postrema
- spinothalamic tract of medulla
- sensory root of facial nerve
- anterior spinocerebellar tract
- central gray substance of medulla
- spinal trigeminal tract of medulla
- root of abducens nerve
- olivary body
- medial longitudinal fasciculus of medulla
- medial lemniscus of medulla
- medullary anterior horn
- ventrolateral sulcus of medulla oblongata
- medulla oblongata sulcus limitans
- dorsal external arcuate fiber bundle
- ventral external arcuate fiber bundle
- glossopharyngeal nerve fiber bundle
- vagal nerve fiber bundle
- accessory nerve fiber bundle
- glossopharyngeal nerve root
- pre-Botzinger complex
- pyramid of medulla oblongata
- nucleus of medulla oblongata