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Definition of Oblongata

Oblongata
Oblongata Ob`lon*ga"ta, n. [NL.] (Anat.) The medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder.

Meaning of Oblongata from wikipedia

- 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...
- the brainstem is composed of the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla oblongata. The midbrain is continuous with the thalamus of the diencephalon through...
- Synonymy Caprificus insectifera Gasp. Caprificus leucocarpa Gasp. Caprificus oblongata Gasp. Caprificus pedunculata (Miq.) Gasp. Caprificus rugosa (Miq.) Gasp...
- Euphorbia oblongata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a spurge known by the common names Balkan spurge, eggleaf spurge...
- pyramids are paired white matter structures of the brainstem's medulla oblongata that contain motor fibers of the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts...
- majority of fibres of the corticospinal tract cross over in the medulla oblongata, resulting in muscles being controlled by the opposite side of the brain...
- most posterior region of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops. Myelencephalon is from myel- (bone marrow or spinal cord) and...
- other mammals, lies inferior to the midbrain, superior to the medulla oblongata and anterior to the cerebellum. The pons is also called the pons Varolii...
- fold of pia mater, and extends along the entire length of the medulla oblongata: It ends at the lower border of the pons in a small triangular expansion...
- medulla oblongata (or posterior median fissure or dorsal median sulcus) is a narrow groove; and exists only in the closed part of the medulla oblongata; it...