Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

nucleus solitarius

Synonyms

nucleus tractus solitarii

nucleus fasciculus solitarius

nucleus of tractus solitarius

nTS

nuclei of solitary tract

Definitions

Gray matter located in the dorsomedial part of the medulla oblongata associated with the solitary tract. The solitary nucleus receives inputs from most organ systems including the terminations of the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves. It is a major coordinator of autonomic nervous system regulation of cardiovascular, respiratory, gustatory, gastrointestinal, and chemoreceptive aspects of homeostasis. The solitary nucleus is also notable for the large number of neurotransmitters which are found therein. [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6717

Constitutional_Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6681

Definition

Gray matter located in the dorsomedial part of the medulla oblongata associated with the solitary tract. The solitary nucleus receives inputs from most organ systems including the terminations of the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves. It is a major coordinator of autonomic nervous system regulation of cardiovascular, respiratory, gustatory, gastrointestinal, and chemoreceptive aspects of homeostasis. The solitary nucleus is also notable for the large number of neurotransmitters which are found therein. [MeSH]

FMAID

72242

label

RID6717

Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6681

Preferred_name

nucleus solitarius

Preferred_name_German

nTS

prefixIRI

RID6717

Receives_Input_From

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20809

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20877

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20585

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6595

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20586

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20911

http://radlex.org/RID/RID15744

http://radlex.org/RID/RID13156

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6518

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20751

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20976

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20792

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20754

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20737

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20947

http://radlex.org/RID/RID27572

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6639

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20894

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20662

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20625

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7361

http://radlex.org/RID/RID13851

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20999

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6667

Sends_Output_To

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20823

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6722

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6595

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20911

http://radlex.org/RID/RID13156

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6815

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6518

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20976

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20792

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20737

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20947

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20874

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6639

http://radlex.org/RID/RID18489

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7386

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20871

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20453

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7361

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6712

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6714

http://radlex.org/RID/RID13851

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20999

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6661

http://radlex.org/RID/RID6663

http://radlex.org/RID/RID20878

Synonym

nucleus of tractus solitarius

solitary nuclei

solitary nucleus

nucleus tracti solitarii

nuclei of solitary tract

nTS

nucleus tractus solitarii

nucleus fasciculus solitarius

Synonym_German

nucleus tractus solitarii

nucleus fasciculus solitarius

UMLS_ID

C0175518

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID15696

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