Fasciculus solitarius
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| Brain: Fasciculus solitarius | ||
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| Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the middle of the olive. | ||
| Latin | t. solitarius medullae oblongatae | |
| Gray's | subject #187 785 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-782 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_15/12817166 | |
The longitudinal fibers in the reticularis grisea of the reticular formation form indeterminate fibers, with the exception of a bundle named the fasciculus solitarius (solitary tract), which is made up of descending fibers of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves.
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 The formatio reticularis of the medulla oblongata, shown by a transverse section passing through the middle of the olive. |
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