The olive is an oval bulge on each side of the front of the medulla, just lateral to the pyramid. It is formed by the inferior olivary nucleus beneath.
| Location | Anterolateral surface of the medulla oblongata, between the pyramid and the inferior cerebellar peduncle |
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| Connections | |
| Blood Supply | Vertebral artery; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery |
Surface marker of the inferior olivary nucleus, a relay for motor learning signals to the cerebellum.
Its sulci mark where cranial nerves IX-XII leave the brainstem, used to localise brainstem lesions. Enlargement of the olive (hypertrophic olivary degeneration) follows damage to the central tegmental tract and can cause palatal tremor.
Swelling of the inferior olive after damage to its connections, sometimes with palatal tremor.
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