Foramen cecum (medulla oblongata)
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| Foramen cecum (medulla oblongata) | |
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| Latin | f. caecum medullae oblongatae |
| Gray's | subject #187 767 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_12/12372861 |
The anterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata 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.
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