loading...| Preferred Name |
nucleus ambiguus |
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| Synonyms |
ambiguus nucleus Amb nucleus innominatus ambiguous nucleus |
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| Definitions |
A region of histologically disparate cells located just dorsal to the inferior olivary nucleus in the lateral portion of the upper medulla. It receives upper motor neuron innervation directly via the corticobulbar tract This nucleus gives rise to the efferent motor fibers of the vagus nerve terminating in the laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles, as well as to the efferent motor fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) terminating in the stylopharyngeus. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001719 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12835 neuronames:765 Wikipedia:Nucleus_ambiguus UMLS:C1281211 SCTID:280184006 EMAPA:35596 EHDAA2:0004305 BIRNLEX:2650 UMLS:C0152400 BAMS:AMB BAMS:Amb BM:Me-AMB DHBA:12540 EV:0100292 FMA:54588 HBA:9516 MA:0001050 MBA:135 |
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| definition |
A region of histologically disparate cells located just dorsal to the inferior olivary nucleus in the lateral portion of the upper medulla. It receives upper motor neuron innervation directly via the corticobulbar tract This nucleus gives rise to the efferent motor fibers of the vagus nerve terminating in the laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles, as well as to the efferent motor fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) terminating in the stylopharyngeus. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Gray695.png |
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| has exact synonym |
ambiguus nucleus |
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| has_broad_synonym |
Amb |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
nucleus innominatus ambiguous nucleus |
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| id |
UBERON:0001719 |
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| label |
nucleus ambiguus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001719 |
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| prefLabel |
nucleus ambiguus |
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| mutually_spatially_disjoint_with |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002127 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002872 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002877 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002871 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002870 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002155 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002154 |
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