Term Name: facial nucleus
Synonyms: facial nerve nucleus, facial VII motor nucleus, facial VII nucleus
Definition: the group of motor neurons residing in the pons that innervate the muscles of facial expression
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0000127]

Relationships
is part of: pons
is a type of: brainstem nucleus cranial nerve nucleus hindbrain nucleus
has subtype: facial motor nucleus
immediate_transformation_of: future facial nucleus