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What is a medulla oblongata?

What is a medulla oblongata? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (neuroanatomy) The lower portion of the brainstem.
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Corticospinal and corticobulbar fibers descend in large bundles at this level, destined for the pyramids of the medulla oblongata.
Those of the medulla oblongata are sufficiently greater to be seldom seriously strained.
Vomiting is controlled by a vomiting centre located in the medulla oblongata of the brain stem.
His rhythm tracks are intended to stimulate your medulla oblongata, which in turn provokes an involuntary tapping response in your foot.
Words like cortex, medulla oblongata, psychosomatic, and other terms were now clear to me in their meanings and implications.
Located at the base of the skull, the medulla oblongata is continuous with the spinal cord at the foramen magnum.

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