FunctionMedullaoblongataFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchstructureofthebrainstemForthefilm,seeMedullaOblongata(film).Forotheruses,seeMedulla(disambiguation).Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Medullaoblongata" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(October2010)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)MedullaoblongataMedullaoblongatapurple,partofthebrainstemcoloredSectionofthemedullaoblongataataboutthemiddleoftheolivarybodyDetailsPartofBrainstemIdentifiersLatinMedullaoblongata,myelencephalonMeSHD008526NeuroNames698NeuroLexIDbirnlex_957TA98A14.1.03.003TA25983FMA62004Anatomicaltermsofneuroanatomy[editonWikidata]Themedullaoblongataorsimplymedullaisalongstem-likestructurewhichmakesupthelowerpartofthebrainstem.[1]Itisanteriorandpartiallyinferiortothecerebellum.Itisacone-shapedneuronalmassresponsibleforautonomic(involuntary)functions,rangingfromvomitingtosneezing.[2]Themedullacontainsthecardiac,respiratory,vomitingandvasomotorcenters,andthereforedealswiththeautonomicfunctionsofbreathing,heartrateandbloodpressureaswellasthesleepwakecycle.[2]Duringembryonicdevelopment,themedullaoblongatadevelopsfromthemyelencephalon.Themyelencephalonisasecondaryvesiclewhichformsduringthematurationoftherhombencephalon,alsoreferredtoasthehindbrain.Thebulbisanarchaictermforthemedullaoblongata.[1]Inmodernclinicalusage,thewordbulbar(asinbulbarpalsy)isretainedfortermsthatrelatetothemedullaoblongata,particularlyinreferencetomedicalconditions.Thewordbulbarcanrefertothenervesandtractsconnectedtothemedulla,andalsobyassociationtothosemusclesinnervated,suchasthoseofthetongue,pharynxandlarynx.Contents1Anatomy1.1Externalsurfaces1.2Bloodsupply1.3Development2Function3Clinicalsignificance4Otheranimals5Additionalimages6References7ExternallinksAnatomy[edit]Medullaoblongata(animation)Medullaandparts(10-16)-(10)pyramid;(11)theanteriormedianfissu