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It is located in the hindbrain, anterior to the cerebellum.
It is located in the hindbrain, anterior to the cerebellum.
== Function ==


The medulla oblongata is responsible for multiple autonomic (involuntary) functions ranging from vomiting to sneezing.
The medulla oblongata is responsible for multiple autonomic (involuntary) functions ranging from vomiting to sneezing.
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The medulla contains the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and therefore deals with the autonomic functions of breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.
The medulla contains the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and therefore deals with the autonomic functions of breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.


== Evolutionary history ==
== In the news ==


Both lampreys and hagfish possess a fully developed medulla oblongata.
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Since these are both very similar to early agnathans, it has been suggested that the medulla evolved in these early fish, approximately 505 million years ago.
File:Brainiac head.png|link=Brainiac skull diodes (nonfiction)|Second-hand [[Brainiac skull diodes (nonfiction)|Brainiac skull diodes]] used for cut-rate Medulla oblongata upgrade.


The status of the medulla as part of the primordial reptilian brain is confirmed by its disproportionate size in modern reptiles such as the crocodile, alligator, and monitor lizard.
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Medusa Obligata]]
* [[Medusa Obligata]]


== External links==  
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Brainiac (nonfiction)]]
 
== External links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulla_oblongata Medulla oblongata] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medulla_oblongata Medulla oblongata] @ Wikipedia


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Latest revision as of 04:45, 13 June 2022

Medulla oblongata (animation).

The medulla oblongata (or medulla) is a cone-shaped neuronal mass in the brain.

It is located in the hindbrain, anterior to the cerebellum.

The medulla oblongata is responsible for multiple autonomic (involuntary) functions ranging from vomiting to sneezing.

The medulla contains the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and therefore deals with the autonomic functions of breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

In the news

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links