This part of the brain also detects changes in blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. Reflexive responses such as vomiting, swallowing, and coughing also originate from the medulla.

The light fiber made working out the brain's 3D structure difficult, but Norberg's training came in handy. "Knowing the embryology helps understanding how all the parts fit together," she said. Sarah ...

The medulla oblongata is the origin point for several cranial nerves (a set of 12 paired nerves that emerge before the first vertebrae of the spine), including the 9 th, 10 th, 11 th, and 12 th. 1 ...

This cranial nerve arises from the medulla oblongata, a part of the brainstem. It exits the skull through an opening called the jugular foramen.

Locked-in syndrome is caused by damage to a specific part of the brain stem known as the pons. The pons is a region in the brain stem containing nerve fibers that connect the medulla oblongata to ...

Charles Bell, Continuation of the Paper on the Relations between the Nerves of Motion and of Sensation, and the Brain; and More Particularly on the Structure of the Medulla Oblongata and of the Spinal ...