Nervous system & sense organs
Pyramid of medulla oblongata
Pyramis medullae oblongatae
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Medulla oblongata
DescriptionUnreviewed
The medullary pyramids are paired white matter structures of the brainstem's medulla oblongata that contain motor fibers of the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts – known together as the pyramidal tracts.
The lower limit of the pyramids is marked when the fibers cross (decussate).
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Names
- Latin
- Pyramis medullae oblongatae
- English
- Pyramid of medulla oblongata
- French
- Pyramide de la moëlle allongée
- Spanish
- Pirámide del bulbo raquídeo
- Portuguese
- Pirâmide da medula oblonga