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.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	sulcus anterolateralis medullae oblongatae
NeuroNames	710
TA98	A14.1.04.005
TA2	5986
FMA	83797
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The anterolateral sulcus (or ventrolateral sulcus) is a sulcus on the side of the medulla oblongata between the olive and pyramid. The rootlets of the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) emerge from this sulcus.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162204/http://www.ib.amwaw.edu.pl/anatomy/atlas/image_02e.htm

Anatomy of the medulla

Grey matter

Cranial nuclei

afferent:	Solitary nucleus tract Dorsal respiratory group Gustatory nucleus Vestibular nuclei Lateral Medial Inferior
efferent:	Hypoglossal nucleus Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve Inferior salivatory nucleus

Dorsal

Ventral

- Ventral respiratory group
- Arcuate nucleus of medulla
- Rostral ventromedial medulla
- Botzinger complex
- Pre-Bötzinger complex

White matter

Dorsal	Sensory Sensory decussation Medial lemniscus Juxtarestiform body Ascending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Medial longitudinal fasciculus Motor Descending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Ventral	Descending tracts Olivocerebellar tract Rubro-olivary tract

Surface

Front	Pyramid Anterior median fissure Anterolateral sulcus Olive Inferior olivary nucleus
Back	Posterior median sulcus Posterolateral sulcus Area postrema Vagal trigone Hypoglossal trigone Medial eminence Inferior cerebellar peduncle