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Medulla Oblongata

"Medulla Oblongata" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

The lower portion of the BRAIN STEM. It is inferior to the PONS and anterior to the CEREBELLUM. Medulla oblongata serves as a relay station between the brain and the spinal cord, and contains centers for regulating respiratory, vasomotor, cardiac, and reflex activities.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medulla Oblongata" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Medulla Oblongata" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 135 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2009
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