MEDULLA

upward continuation of spinal cord

direct

extending FORAMEN MAGNUM → Upper border of Pons

lies almost irenically in anterior part of post oeanial
.
fossa
CLNUS ( in front) VALLECULA ( behind)

UPPER PART OPEN → Louver Pant floor EV ventricle

of
-7
of

[
Widens

to
form
LOWER PART → CLOSED → CENTRAL CANAL

-! EXTERNAL FEATURES
LENHAhAspEc
INFERIOR
CEREBELLAR
FORAMEN CAECUNI

✓
PEDUNC
-

PL to
)

fab
L

produce OLIVES
by
-
← Ove
INFERIOR .

PL
OUUARY
toyL ANTERIOR MEDIAN FISSURE
#
PYRAMIDS
L below
nucleus

elevation
two
elongated
either side continuous
on
of AME

produced by T ✓ / with
corrouponding
fissure of
L

underlying decussation
SPINAL CORD
CORTICOSPINAL FIBRES
of
Merania
Pyramid
ncllvc
1

AL sulcus PL sulcus

Exit
n
f

O '
 -
DORSALASPECT
LOWER CLOSED PART

either side
on
of UPPER OPEN PART

POSTERIOR MEDIAN SULCUS Floor

of Nth ventricle
3 elevation (howick part)
I
#
FASCICULUS FASCICULUS INFERIOR

GRACILIS CUNEATUS CEREBELLAR

1
PEDUNCLE

V
/
GRACILE CUNEATE

TUBERCLE TUBERCLE

tot \
Lateral TUBER CINE REUM

INTERNAL FEATURES
TS At the
.
level
of Decussation
of Pyramid ( passes trough
infueior half of
medulla &
resembles spinal cord)
NUCLEUS GRACILIS 4
T
NUCLEUS

nauuouestuip
posterior
CUNEATUS app calls

cord
like

of CENTRAL
as a

projection in
T
M T
Apex Oi the POS Horn
.

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GREY MAHER

"

ANTERIOR HORNS detach OF TRIGEMINAL NERVE

x
arms inamorata :L:
nucleus
of spinal accessory Medulla at this
orman.
naive 4 feature of Level .

fibres al white column

of opposite side
dated
goes to
→
supra spinal nucleus
of C,
CORTICOSPINAL
←
continue #
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