| Brain: Hypoglossal trigone |
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| Rhomboid fossa. (Trigonum hypoglossi labeled at center left.) |
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| Human caudal brainstem posterior view description (Trigonum nervi hypoglossi is #6) |
| Latin |
trigonum nervi hypoglossi |
| Gray's |
subject #187 779 |
| NeuroNames |
hier-632 |
In the upper part of the medulla oblongata, the hypoglossal nucleus approaches the rhomboid fossa, where it lies close to the middle line, under an eminence named the hypoglossal trigone.
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