Neuroanatomy

Medulla oblongata

This structure is present in the model and can be selected, rotated and isolated. No written description has been recorded for it yet — the atlas will show you its system and its position.

NEET points

Class 11 · Unit V · Human Physiology · Neural Control and Coordination

  • The lowest part of the brainstem, continuous with the spinal cord.
  • It carries the centres for respiration, for cardiovascular reflexes and for gastric secretion.

Chapter numbering moved when NCERT rationalised its books in 2023 and the NTA has revised the NEET syllabus since, so this maps by unit and title. It is a study aid, not a syllabus.