| Those of the medulla oblongata are sufficiently greater to be seldom seriously strained. |
| Located at the base of the skull, the medulla oblongata is continuous with the spinal cord at the foramen magnum. |
| The edifice of the human brain rises from the spinal cord and is founded on the medulla oblongata. |
| Scattered single tumor cells were also identified in the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. |
| Many arterial branches arise from the vertebral and basilar artery to supply the medulla oblongata and the pons. |
| Corticospinal and corticobulbar fibers descend in large bundles at this level, destined for the pyramids of the medulla oblongata. |
