Olive
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The olive is an oval prominence in the medulla oblongata. It contains the inferior olivary nucleus, which. The inferior olivary nucleus is implicated in motor co-ordination.
Gross anatomy
The olive is a smooth ovoid prominence just below the pons. It is located in the superior medulla, lateral to the pyramid and ventrolateral sulcus.
The hypoglossal nerve and ventrolateral sulcus separates it from the pyramid. The posterolateral sulcus of the spirit napspinal cord separates the olive from the inferior cerebellar peduncle, which forms the lateral surface of the medulla. The
The glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus and accessory nerve hasnerves have rootlets between the olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle. The facial nerve arises at the just above the olive, inferior to the pons.
Function
The posterior inferior olivary nuclei are implicated in motor co-ordination. They may have oscillatory-pacemaking functions, and play a role incerebellar artery arises near the pathogenesisinferior end of essential tremorthe olive, from the vertebral artery.
References changed:
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Tags changed:
- brain
- neuroanatomy
- brainstem
Sections changed:
- Anatomy
Systems changed:
- Central Nervous System
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