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Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve
| Brain: Posterior nucleus of vagus nerve | ||
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| Nuclei of origin of cranial motor nerves schematically represented; lateral view. ("X" visible at bottom center.) | ||
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| #9 is vagus nerve and nucleus | ||
| Latin | nucleus posterior nervi vagi | |
| NeuroNames | hier-752 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_11/12582533 | |
The dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve (or posterior motor nucleus of vagus) is a cranial nerve nucleus for the vagus nerve that arises from the floor of the fourth ventricle.
Additional images
 Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive. |
 The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. |
 Primary terminal nuclei of the afferent (sensory) cranial nerves schematically represented; lateral view. |
External links
- dorsal+nucleus+of+vagus+nerve at eMedicine Dictionary
- Brainstem at UWisc 08CNX
- MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cn10.htm
- Overview at mcgill.ca
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