Anterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata
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The anterior median fissure (ventral or ventromedian fissure) contains a fold of pia mater, and extends along the entire length of the medulla oblongata: It ends at the lower border of the pons in a small triangular expansion, termed the foramen cecum.
Anterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata | |
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Latin | fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae |
NeuroNames | 700 |
TA98 | A14.1.04.001 |
TA2 | 5984 |
FMA | 83734 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
Its lower part is interrupted by bundles of fibers that cross obliquely from one side to the other, and constitute the pyramidal decussation.
Some fibers, termed the anterior external arcuate fibers, emerge from the fissure above this decussation and curve lateralward and upward over the surface of the medulla oblongata to join the inferior peduncle.
Additional images
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Medulla oblongata and pons. Anterior surface.
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Diagram showing the course of the arcuate fibers.
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The reticular formation of the medulla oblongata, shown by a transverse section passing through the middle of the olive.
References
editThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 767 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)