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Transverse Section of Medulla Oblongata at the Level of the Decussation of the Pyramids

Transverse Section of Medulla Oblongata at the Level of the Decussation of the Pyramids — Brain and spinal cord
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After Morris's Human Anatomy; modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Transverse Section of Medulla Oblongata at the Level of the Decussation of the Pyramids. Axial view of the brain.

Region
brain
Structure
medulla oblongata
View
axial
System
ventricles, white matter, brainstem, cerebellum, cranial nerves
Focus
medulla oblongata, inferior olivary complex, vagal nuclear complex, hypoglossal nucleus

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Nucleus intercalatus
  • Hypoglossal nucleus
  • Fourth ventricle
  • Ligula
  • Nucleus of vagus
  • Medial longitudinal fasciculus
  • Fasciculus solitarius
  • Descending root of vestibular nerve
  • Restiform body
  • Nucleus lateralis
  • Spinal tract of tri- geminal nerve
  • Vagus nerve
  • Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal accessory olivary nucleus
  • Inferior olivary nucleus
  • Hypoglossal nerve
  • Medial accessory olivary nucleus
  • Nucleus arcuatus
  • Lemniscus med
  • Cerebrospinal fasciculus
  • Cerebello-olivary fibres

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