See Also: anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata(medicine)
posterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata(medicine)
posterior median sulcus of medulla oblongata(medicine)
anterior column of medulla oblongata(medicine)
anterior median fissure of spinal cord(medicine)
Medulla oblongata(health)
medulla oblongata(medicine)
pyramid of medulla oblongata(medicine)
veins of medulla oblongata(medicine)
gigantocellular nucleus of medulla oblongata(medicine)

anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata (medicine)


anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata


The longitudinal groove in the midline of the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata; it is the medullary equivalent of the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord and ends at the foramen caecum posterius; its caudal part is obliterated by the decussation of the pyramids.

Synonym: fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae, anteromedian groove.