Anterolateral sulcus of medulla

Anterolateral sulcus
Anterolateral sulcus is visible at #8.
Anteroinferior view of the medulla oblongata and pons. (Anterolateral sulcus visible but not labeled.)
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Latin sulcus anterolateralis medullae oblongatae
NeuroNames 710
TA A14.1.04.005
FMA 83797
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The anterolateral sulcus (or ventrolateral sulcus) is a sulcus on the side of the medulla oblongata. The rootlets of cranial nerve XII (the hypoglossal nerve) emerge from this sulcus.

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