Medulla Oblongata

Preferred Label : Medulla Oblongata;

NCIt synonyms : Myelencephalon; Medullary;

NCIt related terms : BRAIN, MEDULLA OBLONGATA; Medulla;

NCIt definition : The lower portion of the brainstem located between the pons and brainstem. This structure contains several descending and ascending tracts, lower cranial nerve nuclei, a significant proportion of the reticular system of the brainstem and other structures.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: The portion of the brainstem between the pons and cervical spinal cord.;

Details

Origin ID

C12442;

UMLS CUI

C0025148;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Base of the Brain [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire medulla oblongata (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Medulla [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Medulla oblongata [Anatomie ACR]
- Medulla oblongata part (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Medullary [ACR pathology]
- medulla oblongata [UBERON concept]
- medulla oblongata [Radlex concept]
- myelencephalon [UBERON concept]
- right side of medulla oblongata [Radlex concept]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Dorsal Motor Nucleus [NCIt concept]
- Nucleus Ambiguus [NCIt concept]
- Solitary Nucleus [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Medulla oblongata [FMA entity]
- Medulla oblongata structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- medulla oblongata [ICF N4 Element]
- medulla oblongata [MeSH Descriptor]
- medulla oblongata [MeSH concept]
- medulla oblongata, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- myelencephalon [MeSH Descriptor]
- myelencephalon [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Medulla oblongata [FMA entity]
- Medulla oblongata structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- medulla oblongata [ICF N4 Element]
- medulla oblongata [MeSH Descriptor]
- medulla oblongata [MeSH concept]
- medulla oblongata, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CRF6 DIPG Imaging Assessment Table [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
- Medullary Hemangioblastoma [NCIt concept]
tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
- Olfactory Receptor 51E2 [NCIt concept]

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