EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Medulla oblongata encloses the fourth ventricle or the metacoei or the myelocoel.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fourth ventricle is the most inferiorly located ventricle, draining directly into the central canal of the spinal cord. Superiorly, it connects to the third ventricle through a thin canal called the cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your medulla oblongata (med-oo-la ob-long-ah-ta), often just called the medulla, is a key part of your nervous system. It’s key not only because of its location but also because of what it controls. Some of its jobs include: Manages heart, circulation and breathing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The medulla can be thought of as being in two parts: an upper open part or superior part where the dorsal surface of the medulla is formed by the fourth ventricle. a lower closed part or inferior part where the fourth ventricle has narrowed at the obex in the caudal medulla, and surrounds part of the central canal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Final answer: The spinal cord is the continuation of the medulla oblongata.