Superior vestibular nucleus

Superior vestibular nucleus
Terminal nuclei of the vestibular nerve, with their upper connections. (#7 is Nucleus of Bechterew.) View of medulla.
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Latinnucleus vestibularis superior
NeuroNames715
NeuroLex IDnlx_144001
TA98A14.1.05.429
TA25934
FMA54617
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The superior vestibular nucleus (Bechterew's nucleus) is the dorso-lateral part of the vestibular nucleus and receives collaterals and terminals from the ascending branches of the vestibular nerve.

Sends uncrossed fibers to cranial nerve 3 and 4 via the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 861 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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