facial nucleus

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• nucleus nervi abducentis — [TA] nucleus of abducens nerve: the nucleus of origin of the abducens nerve; it lies in the lower part of the pons internal to the facial colliculus in the floor of the fourth ventricle; fibers from the facial nucleus form a caudal to rostral… …   Medical dictionary

• facial colliculus — n a medial eminence on the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain produced by the nucleus of the abducens nerve and the flexure of the facial nerve around it …   Medical dictionary

• Facial motor nucleus — Brain: Facial motor nucleus Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. ( Nucleus of Facial N. labeled at upper left.) …   Wikipedia

• Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… …   Medical dictionary

• Facial nerve — Nerve: Facial nerve Cranial nerve VII The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck …   Wikipedia

• Facial colliculus — Brain: Facial colliculus Rhomboid fossa. (Colliculus facialis labeled at center left.) …   Wikipedia

• nucleus nervi facialis — [TA] nucleus of facial nerve: the nucleus of origin of the motor fibers of the facial nerve, which innervate the muscles of facial expression; the nucleus lies in the ventrolateral part of the lower pons, and its emerging fibers form a caudal to… …   Medical dictionary

• Nucleus ambiguus — Brain: Nucleus ambiguus Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the middle of the olive. ( Nucleus ambiguus labeled at center right.) Gray s subject #187 …   Wikipedia

• nucleus salivatorius superior — [TA] superior salivatory nucleus: a cluster of cells in the posterolateral pons near the internal genu of the facial nerve and generally continuous with the inferior salivatory nucleus; its cells comprise the parasympathetic outflow of the facial …   Medical dictionary

• facial root — root of facial nerve a motor nerve root consisting of fibers passing from the nucleus of the facial nerve to the facial colliculus, and from there through the ventral surface of the lower part of the pons, where the sensory root (the nervus… …   Medical dictionary

• retrofacial nucleus — nucleus retrofacialis [TA] a small nucleus between the nucleus ambiguus and the facial nucleus, believed to be a source of vagal efferent visceral fibers …   Medical dictionary