Preferred Name |
Medulla oblongata |
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Synonyms |
myelencephalon |
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ID |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_957 |
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abbrev | ||
class_or_indiv |
true |
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definition |
* The lower portion of the brainstem located between the pons and brainstem. This structure contains several descending and ascending tracts, lower cranial nerve nuclei, a significant proportion of the reticular system of the brainstem and other structures. (NCI) * caudal subdivision of the hindbrain interposed between the spinal cord and the pons; adult derivative of the myelencephalon, the most caudal subdivision of the developing brain; it has two subdivisions the open medulla bordering on the fourth ventricle and the closed medulla which surrounds the rostral part of the central canal. (CSP) |
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external_id_urls |
http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=695 |
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external_ids |
umlsCUI:C1269575|nnUID:695 |
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label |
Medulla oblongata |
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mod_date |
2006-10-07 |
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preferred_label |
Medulla oblongata |
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prefixIRI |
birnlex_957 |
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retired |
false |
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synonyms |
myelencephalon |
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subClassOf |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_949 |