Term Name: medial vestibular nucleus
Synonyms: medial nucleus, nucleus vestibularis medialis
Definition: The medial vestibular nucleus is one of the vestibular nuclei. It is located in the medulla oblongata. Lateral vestibulo-spinal tract (lateral vestibular nucleus 'Deiters')- via ventrolateral medulla and spinal cord to ventral funiculus (lumbo-sacral segments). Ipsilaterally for posture Medial vestibulo-spinal tract (medial, lateral, inferior, vestibular nuclei), bilateral projection via descending medial longitudinal fasciculus to cervical segments. DESCENDING MLF. Bilaterally for head/neck/eye movements [WP,unvetted].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001722]

Relationships
is a type of: vestibular nucleus
disjoint_from: lateral vestibular nucleus