Area Postrema [area postrema]

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Terms

chemorecepční spouštěcí zóna

 

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone

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Definition

A small, rounded eminence on each side of the FOURTH VENTRICLE, which receives nerve fibers from the SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; and adjacent areas of the MEDULLA OBLONGATA. The area postrema lies outside the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and its functions include acting as an emetic chemoreceptor.

DUI
D031608 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0398498
Previous indexing
Cerebral Ventricles (1965-2001); Fourth Ventricle (2000-2002); Medulla Oblongata (1966-2002)
History note
2003
Public note
2003

A Anatomy
A06.688.178.500 Area Postrema 4
A06.688.178.750 Median Eminence 9
A06.688.178.875 Pituitary Gland, Posterior 69
A06.688.178.937 Subcommissural Organ 1
A06.688.178.968 Subfornical Organ 4
A08.186.211 Brain 5 715
A08.186.211.132 Brain Stem 302
A08.186.211.132.810 Rhombencephalon 11
A08.186.211.132.810.591 Myelencephalon
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500 Medulla Oblongata 83
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.286 Area Postrema 4
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.430 Inferior Olivary Complex
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.662 Raphe Nuclei 9
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.750 Solitary Nucleus 9
A08.186.211.132.810.591.500.875 Trigeminal Nucleus, Spinal
A08.713.049.500 Area Postrema 4
A08.713.049.750 Median Eminence 9
A08.713.049.875 Pituitary Gland, Posterior 69
A08.713.049.937 Subcommissural Organ 1
A08.713.049.968 Subfornical Organ 4