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Hypoglossal nucleus
| Name: | Hypoglossal nucleus |
| Description: | Nucleus forming a longitudinal cell column in the medulla, close beneath the floor of the 4th ventricle, containing motor neurons that innervate the muscles of the tongue (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 453) |
| Synonym(s): | hypoglossal nerve nucleus |
| Is part of: | medulla oblongata |
| Has role: | Cranial nerve nucleus |
| Abbreviation: | 12, 12N |
| Super-category: | Nucleus of CNS |
| Id: | birnlex_2644 |
| Organism: | mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 754 |
| Brain regions that receive axons from this region: | tongue |
Neurons in Hypoglossal nucleus
Hypoglossal nucleus GABA neuron, Hypoglossal nucleus motor neuron are neurons that can be found in Hypoglossal nucleus or its parts.
- Abbreviation Source: NeuroNames_abbrevSource
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
Facts about Hypoglossal nucleusRDF feed
| Abbrev | 12, 12N + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| Created | 28 August 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Nucleus forming a longitudinal cell column in the medulla, close beneath the floor of the 4th ventricle, containing motor neurons that innervate the muscles of the tongue (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 453) |
| EfferentProjections | Tongue + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | Cranial nerve nucleus + |
| Id | birnlex_2644 + |
| Is part of | Medulla oblongata + |
| Label | Hypoglossal nucleus + |
| ModifiedDate | 20 February 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=754 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Nucleus of CNS + |
| Synonym | hypoglossal nerve nucleus + |
| Umlscui | C0228802 + |