medulla oblongata

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Labeled anatomical diagram of the human brain in sagittal section, medial view, showing internal structures such as the corpus callosum, cerebellum, ventricles, brainstem, and other key regions.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Neuroanatomy, Medulla Oblongata.	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 28, 2026
	Add new Web site: Cedars-Sinai - Medulloblastoma.	Aakanksha Gaur	Oct 19, 2024
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pediatrics - Bones in the Medulla Oblongata?A Case Report of Intracranial Teratoma and Review of the Literature.	Aakanksha Gaur	May 02, 2024
	Media added.	Michele Metych	Dec 01, 2023
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Medulla Oblongata.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 24, 2023
	Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Medulla Oblongata.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 16, 2023
	Add new Web site: WebMD - Medulla Oblongata: What to Know.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Medulla Oblongata.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 30, 2022
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Neuroanatomy, Medulla Oblongata.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 13, 2022
	Added information on the functions of the medulla oblongata.	Kara Rogers	Feb 06, 2020
	Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts Library - Medulla Oblongata.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 30, 2019
	Add new Web site: Healthline - What Does the Medulla Oblongata Do and Wheres It Located?	Grace Young	Mar 28, 2016
	Added information on anatomical and functional features of the medulla oblongata.	Kara Rogers	Aug 04, 2015
	Added an illustration of the left hemisphere of the human brain with a view of the medulla oblongata.	Kara Rogers	Aug 04, 2015
	Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Medulla Oblongata.	Dutta Promeet	Feb 13, 2007
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 19, 2005
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998