Section of the medulla oblongata at the level of the decussation of the pyramids. Gracile nucleus is #8.
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| colspan="2" |Dissection of brain-stem. Dorsal view. ("nucleus gracilis" is labeled on left, second from the bottom.)
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|colspan="2"|nucleus gracilis
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|colspan="2"|[subject #187 ]
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The neurons contained within the nucleus form a visible bump called the gracile tubercle on the posterior side of the closed medulla at the floor of the fourth ventricle.
