Medulla Oblongata

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
MO
Pronunciation
/məˈdʌlə ˌɒblɒŋˈɡeɪtə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The pons, the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata composed the hindbrain.
  2. Objective To know the ultrastructure and function of synapse in mammal's medulla oblongata megacell reticular nucleus.
  3. Sixteen tumors were located in the midbrain, three in the pons, and one in the medulla oblongata.
  4. The parasympathetic innervation of the heart originates in the medulla oblongata.
  5. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a bulb, especially of the medulla oblongata.

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