Preferred Name | Nucleus Ambiguus | |
Synonyms |
Nucleus Ambiguus |
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Definitions |
A very slender, longitudinal column of motor neurons in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata; its efferent fibres leave with the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerve and innervate the striated muscle fibres of the pharynx (including the musculus levator veli palatini) and the vocal cord muscles of the larynx. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12835 |
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code |
C12835 |
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DEFINITION |
A very slender, longitudinal column of motor neurons in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata; its efferent fibres leave with the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerve and innervate the striated muscle fibres of the pharynx (including the musculus levator veli palatini) and the vocal cord muscles of the larynx. |
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Display_Name |
Nucleus Ambiguus |
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FULL_SYN |
Nucleus Ambiguus |
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label |
Nucleus Ambiguus |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Nucleus_Ambiguus |
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Preferred_Name |
Nucleus Ambiguus |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12835 |
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Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0152400 |
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subClassOf |