hypoglossal nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002871

Synonyms

• hypoglossal XII nucleus
• nucleus nervi hypoglossi

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)

References

• BAMS:12
• BAMS:12N
• BAMS:XII
• BM:XII
• DHBA:12545
• EHDAA2:0004635
• EMAPA:35416
• EV:0100286
• HBA:9557
• Hypoglossal:nucleus
• MA:0001039
• MBA:773
• NCIT:C12899
• UMLS:C0228802
• VHOG:0001358
• birnlex:2644
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=757
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0228802
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/47361005
• ncithesaurus:Nucleus_of_the_Hypoglossal_Nerve

Ontology

Uberon Ontology