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Reticular Formation
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Definition
: A region extending from the PONS & MEDULLA OBLONGATA through the MESENCEPHALON, characterized by a diversity of neurons of various sizes and shapes, arranged in different aggregations and enmeshed in a complicated fiber network.
Examples
Respiratory Center
Other names
Reticular Formations; Formations, Reticular; Formation, Reticular