Preferred Label : rostral ventrolateral medulla;
Uberon definition : Control of blood pressure is crucially dependent on the integrity of a small region
of the brainstem called the ventrolateral medulla. Within this part of the brain are
the cells that control the heart, blood vessels, swallowing, breathing and many other
functions of the body that are not noticed at a conscious level; such unconscious
activities are known as 'Autonomic'. One of these regions is the Rostral Ventrolateral
Medulla (RVLM) is also known as the pressor area of the medulla (medulla pressor).
It receives inhibitory GABAergic input from the caudal ventrolateral medulla (CVLM).
The RVLM is the primary regulator of the sympathetic nervous system, sending excitatory
fibers (catecholaminergic) to the sympathetic preganglionic neurons in the spinal
cord, via reticulospinal tract[WP].;
Uberon synonym : medulla pressor; RVLM;
Origin ID : 0005807;
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Control of blood pressure is crucially dependent on the integrity of a small region
of the brainstem called the ventrolateral medulla. Within this part of the brain are
the cells that control the heart, blood vessels, swallowing, breathing and many other
functions of the body that are not noticed at a conscious level; such unconscious
activities are known as 'Autonomic'. One of these regions is the Rostral Ventrolateral
Medulla (RVLM) is also known as the pressor area of the medulla (medulla pressor).
It receives inhibitory GABAergic input from the caudal ventrolateral medulla (CVLM).
The RVLM is the primary regulator of the sympathetic nervous system, sending excitatory
fibers (catecholaminergic) to the sympathetic preganglionic neurons in the spinal
cord, via reticulospinal tract[WP].
