The anterolateral sulcus (or ventrolateral sulcus) is a sulcus on the side of the medulla oblongata between the olive and pyramid. The rootlets of the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) emerge from this sulcus.
| Anterolateral sulcus | |
|---|---|
 Anterolateral sulcus is visible at #8. | |
 Anteroinferior view of the medulla oblongata and pons. (Anterolateral sulcus visible but not labeled.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | sulcus anterolateralis medullae oblongatae |
| NeuroNames | 710 |
| TA98 | A14.1.04.005 |
| TA2 | 5986 |
| FMA | 83797 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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