medulla oblongata

Also known as medulla, bulb

structure of the brainstem that joins your spinal cord to the rest of the brain and it is responsible to involuntary functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. It also integrates sensory and motor signals and coordinates reflexes.

AI overview

The medulla oblongata is a part of your brainstem that connects your spinal cord to the rest of your brain and controls involuntary functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. It also processes sensory and motor signals and coordinates your body's reflexes, making it essential for basic survival functions.

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Research

30,607 papers

Primary medulla oblongata teratomas.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2014Li D, Hao SY, Wu Z et al.DOI: 10.3171/2014.6.PEDS1423
[Surgery of hemangioblastoma in the medulla oblongata].ReviewNo shinkei geka. Neurological surgery · 2011Saito N, Ochi T
Area postrema: chemoreceptor circumventricular organ of the medulla oblongata.ReviewProgress in neurobiology · 1989Borison HLDOI: 10.1016/0301-0082(89)90028-2
Rare occurrence of gangliocytoma in the medulla oblongata.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Mhatre R, Bopanna KM, Ganigi P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04392-w
Mixed Germ Cell Tumor with a Yolk Sac Tumor Component in the Medulla Oblongata of a 50-year-old Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.ReviewInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Isaji T, Iwami K, Ato F et al.DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9447-22
Medulla Oblongata Hemorrhage and Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.Neurocritical care · 2018Gobeske KT, Sarano ME, Fugate JE et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12028-017-0482-8
Deformation of the ventrolateral medulla oblongata by subarachnoid hemorrhage from ruptured vertebral artery aneurysms causes neurogenic pulmonary edema.ReviewNeurologia medico-chirurgica · 2001Ochiai H, Yamakawa Y, Kubota EDOI: 10.2176/nmc.41.529
Colchicine poisoning complicated by medulla oblongata myelinolysis: a case report.Annals of palliative medicine · 2021Jiang W, Tan XY, Li JA et al.DOI: 10.21037/apm-19-627

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Wikidata facts

Part of: rhombencephalon

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Commons category: Medulla oblongata
topic's main category: Category:Medulla oblongata
NCI Thesaurus ID: C12442
develops from: myelencephalon

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Encyclopedic overview

The medulla oblongata or simply medulla is a long stem-like structure which makes up the lower part of the brainstem. It is anterior and partially inferior to the cerebellum. It is a cone-shaped neuronal mass responsible for autonomic (involuntary) functions, ranging from vomiting to sneezing. The medulla contains the cardiovascular center, the respiratory center, vomiting and vasomotor centers, responsible for the autonomic functions of breathing, heart rate and blood pressure as well as the sleep–wake cycle. "Medulla" is from Latin, ‘pith or marrow’. And "oblongata" is from Latin, ‘lengthened or longish or elongated'.

During embryonic development, the medulla oblongata develops from the myelencephalon. The myelencephalon is a secondary brain vesicle which forms during the maturation of the rhombencephalon, also referred to as the hindbrain.

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