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Inferior medulla oblongata

Pars inferior medullae oblongatae

  • Latin synonym: Pars clausa medullae oblongatae
  • Synonym: Lower medulla oblongata; Closed medulla oblongata

Definition

Muhammad A. Javaid

Please explore the link here, where we describe the differences between the inferior medulla oblongata (lower part), and the superior medulla oblongata (upper part).

References

  • Snell, R.S. (2010). ‘Chapter 5: The Brainstem', in Clinical Neuroanatomy. (7th ed.) Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 199-206.

  • Iordanova R, Reddivari AKR. Neuroanatomy, Medulla Oblongata. [Updated 2023 Jul 24]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551589/

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