medulla oblongata

Summary

medulla oblongata is a brain region^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of brain_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,631 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• medulla oblongata's instance of is recorded as brain region^[3].
• medulla oblongata's instance of is recorded as organ type^[4].
• medulla oblongata's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity^[5].
• medulla oblongata is a type of segment of hindbrain^[6].
• medulla oblongata is a type of particular anatomical entity^[7].
• medulla oblongata is part of brain stem^[8].
• medulla oblongata is part of rhombencephalon^[9].
• medulla oblongata's Commons category is recorded as Medulla oblongata^[10].
• medulla oblongata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Medulla oblongata^[11].
• medulla oblongata's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[12].
• medulla oblongata's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12442^[13].
• medulla oblongata's develops from is recorded as myelencephalon^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include brain region^[3], organ type^[4], and class of anatomical entity^[5]. Recorded subclass of include segment of hindbrain^[6] and particular anatomical entity^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include brain stem^[8], a class of anatomical entity^[15] and rhombencephalon^[9], an embryonic structure^[16].

Why It Matters

medulla oblongata ranks in the top 10% of brain_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,631 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]