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Pontine tegmentum
| Name: | Pontine tegmentum |
| Description: | Dorsal portion of the pons, containing cranial nervee nuclei, ascending and descending tracts and reticular nuclei. It is continuous with the reticular formation of the medulla (Carpenter, A Core Text of Neuroanatomy, 3rd ed, 1985, pg 133). |
| Is part of: | Pons |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_923 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 548 |
Neurons in Pontine tegmentum
Abducens nucleus motor neuron, Facial nucleus motor neuron, Locus coeruleus NA neuron, Trapezoid body medial nucleus principal cell, Trigeminal nucleus motor neuron are neurons that can be found in Pontine tegmentum or its parts.
Axons in Pontine tegmentum
Amygdala lateral central nucleus medium spiny neuron, Cochlear nucleus (ventral) globular bushy cell, Cochlear nucleus (ventral) octopus cell, Nucleus laminaris principal neuron, Solitary tract nucleus principal cell, Trapezoid body medial nucleus principal cell are neurons or parts of neurons whose axons can be found in Pontine tegmentum or its parts.
Parts of Pontine tegmentum
Inferred outgoing projections for Pontine tegmentum
The following brain regions receive axons from Pontine tegmentum: Dentate nucleus, Fastigial nucleus, Postsubiculum. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
Inferred incoming projections for Pontine tegmentum
The following brain regions send axons into Pontine tegmentum: Interpositus Nucleus, Lateral paragigantocellular nucleus, Ventral tegmental area. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
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| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Dorsal portion of the pons, containing cranial nervee nuclei, ascending and descending tracts and reticular nuclei. It is continuous with the reticular formation of the medulla (Carpenter, A Core Text of Neuroanatomy, 3rd ed, 1985, pg 133). |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_923 + |
| Is part of | Pons + |
| Label | Pontine tegmentum + |
| ModifiedDate | 9 March 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=548 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Umlscui | C0228426 + |




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