Posterior nucleus of vagus nerve

Brain: Posterior nucleus of vagus nerve

Nuclei of origin of cranial motor nerves schematically represented; lateral view. ("X" visible at bottom center.)

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Latin	nucleus posterior nervi vagi
NeuroNames	hier-752
Dorlands/Elsevier	n_11/12582533

The dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve (or posterior motor nucleus of vagus) is a cranial nerve nucleus for the vagus nerve that arises from the floor of the fourth ventricle.

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Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive.

The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue.

Primary terminal nuclei of the afferent (sensory) cranial nerves schematically represented; lateral view.

v • d • e Brain: rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
Myelencephalon/medulla	Arcuate nucleus of medulla, Solitary nucleus, Hypoglossal nucleus, Nucleus ambiguus, Olivary body, Inferior olivary nucleus, Cuneate nucleus, Accessory cuneate nucleus, Gracile nucleus, Inferior salivatory nucleus, Raphe nuclei (Obscurus, Magnus, Pallidus), Area postrema, Posterior nucleus of vagus nerve, Reticular formation (Gigantocellular nucleus, Parvocellular reticular nucleus, Ventral reticular nucleus, Lateral reticular nucleus, Paramedian reticular nucleus), Pyramid (Decussation)
Metencephalon/cerebellum	Vermis, Flocculus, Arbor vitae
Metencephalon/pons	Pontine tegmentum, Superior salivary nucleus, Trapezoid body, Pontine nuclei (Superior olivary nucleus, Trigeminal nerve nuclei, Abducens nucleus, Facial motor nucleus, Cochlear nuclei, Vestibular nuclei), Locus ceruleus, Paramedian pontine reticular formation, Median raphe nucleus - Reticular formation (Caudal pontine reticular nucleus, Oral pontine reticular nucleus, Tegmental pontine reticular nucleus)
Fourth ventricle	Obex, Median aperture

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