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Course of medullary arcuate fibers, anterior view

Course of medullary arcuate fibers, anterior view — Brain and spinal cord
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After Gray's Anatomy (1918); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Course of medullary arcuate fibers, anterior view. Anterior view of the brain.

Region
brain
Structure
medulla oblongata
View
anterior
System
brainstem, white matter, cranial nerves
Focus
medulla oblongata, internal arcuate fibers, external arcuate fibers, inferior olivary nucleus

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Anterior surface of medulla oblongata
  • Anterior median fissure
  • Fourth ventricle
  • Inferior olivary nucleus, with the accessory olivary nuclei
  • Gracile nucleus
  • Cuneate nucleus
  • Spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve
  • Inferior peduncles, seen from in front
  • Posterior external arcuate fibers
  • Anterior external arcuate fibers
  • Internal arcuate fibers
  • Peduncle of inferior olivary nucleus
  • Arcuate nucleus
  • Vagus nerve
  • Hypoglossal nerve

Source: After Gray's Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Gray's Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.