Vagal trigone

Vagal trigone
Dissection of brain-stem. Dorsal view.
Human caudal brainstem posterior view (trigonum nervi vagi is #7)
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Latintrigonum nervi vagi
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TA98A14.1.05.709
FMA78445
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The vagal trigone (ala cinerea) is a triangular eminence upon the rhomboid fossa produced by the underlying dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve.[1]

The vagal trigone is separated from the area postrema by a narrow strip of thickened ependyma – the funiculus separans.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vagal trigone". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ^ Mirza M, Das JM (8 July 2019). Neuroanatomy, Area Postrema. StatPearls; Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. PMID 31334969.


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