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Preferred Name

Superior Vestibular Nucleus

Synonyms

Superior Vestibular Nucleus

Definitions

The smallest of the four vestibular nuclei located dorsally and rostrally in the vestibular complex and limited to the caudal pons, where it is situated in the wall of the 4th ventricle in the brain; it is involved in vestibuloocular reflex pathways.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33703

code

C33703

DEFINITION

The smallest of the four vestibular nuclei located dorsally and rostrally in the vestibular complex and limited to the caudal pons, where it is situated in the wall of the 4th ventricle in the brain; it is involved in vestibuloocular reflex pathways.

FULL_SYN

Superior Vestibular Nucleus

label

Superior Vestibular Nucleus

Legacy Concept Name

Superior_Vestibular_Nucleus

Preferred_Name

Superior Vestibular Nucleus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33703

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0228757

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12821

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