Term Name: primary superior olive
Synonyms: superior olive
Definition: Part of the superior olivary complex of nuclei in the caudal pontine tegmentum, situated within the trapezoid body in humans. (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd edition, 1981, pg 617). In many species, it comprises a medial superior olivary nucleus and a lateral superior olivary nucleus.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0022434]

Relationships
is part of: superior olivary complex
has parts: lateral superior olivary nucleus medial nucleus of trapezoid body medial superior olivary nucleus
is a type of: gray matter of hindbrain nuclear complex of neuraxis