Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the olive

About this plate

Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the olive. Axial view of the brain.

Region

brain

Structure

medulla oblongata

View

axial

System

brainstem, cranial nerves, white matter, cerebellum

Focus

cranial nerve nuclei of the medulla, vestibular nuclear complex, inferior olivary nuclear complex, medullary long tracts

Structures labelled on this plate

• Nucleus intercalatus
• Hypoglossal nucleus
• Fourth ventricle
• Ligula
• Nucleus of vagus
• Medial longitudinal fasciculus
• Solitary tract
• Spinal (descending) vestibular tract
• Lateral vestibular nucleus
• Inferior cerebellar peduncle
• Vagus nerve
• Cerebello-olivary fibers
• Nucleus ambiguus
• Dorsal accessory olivary nucleus
• Inferior olivary nucleus
• Hypoglossal nerve
• Corticospinal tract
• Medial lemniscus
• Arcuate nucleus
• Medial accessory olivary nucleus

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