Reticular formation

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 361552007

Reticular formation

Definition

A composite substructure of the brainstem that consists of the midbrain reticular formation, the pontine reticular formation and the medullary reticular formation ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as brain stem reticular formation, brainstem reticular formation, reticular formation (classical), reticular formation of the brainstem — per UBERON

The Reticular formation is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as