Term Name: medulla oblongata
Synonyms: bulb, bulbus, medulla, medulla oblonzata, metepencephalon
Definition:
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001896]

Relationships
is part of: brainstem myelencephalon
has parts: accessory cuneate nucleus accessory nerve fiber bundle accessory XI nerve nucleus anterior spinocerebellar tract area postrema central gray substance of medulla cochlear nuclear complex commissural nucleus of vagus nerve cuneate fasciculus of medulla cuneate nucleus decussation of medial lemniscus dorsal external arcuate fiber bundle dorsal longitudinal fasciculus of medulla dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve dorsolateral fasciculus of medulla floor plate of medulla oblongata glossopharyngeal lobe glossopharyngeal nerve fiber bundle glossopharyngeal nerve root gracile fasciculus of medulla hilum of inferior olivary complex hypoglossal nerve root inferior cerebellar peduncle inferior olivary commissure inferior salivatory nucleus lateral corticospinal tract lateral pericuneate nucleus medial lemniscus of medulla medial longitudinal fasciculus of medulla medial pericuneate nucleus medulla oblongata anterior median fissure medulla oblongata sulcus limitans medullary anterior horn medullary raphe nuclear complex medullary reticular formation nucleus ambiguus nucleus intercalatus nucleus lateralis valvulae nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus of medulla nucleus of medulla oblongata nucleus prepositus olivary body parasolitary nucleus paratrigeminal nucleus peritrigeminal nucleus pontobulbar nucleus pre-Botzinger complex pyramid of medulla oblongata retrotrapezoid nucleus roof plate of medulla oblongata root of abducens nerve rostral ventrolateral medulla sensory root of facial nerve solitary tract nuclear complex spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve spinal trigeminal tract of medulla spinothalamic tract of medulla sublingual nucleus superior salivatory nucleus supraspinal nucleus tectobulbar tract vagal nerve fiber bundle vallecula of cerebellum ventral external arcuate fiber bundle ventrolateral sulcus of medulla oblongata vestibular nuclear complex visceromotor column white matter of medulla oblongata
is a type of: ectoderm-derived structure organ part structure with developmental contribution from neural crest