Ventral reticular nucleus

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Brain: Ventral reticular nucleus
Latin	nucleus reticularis ventralis
NeuroNames	hier-730

The ventral reticular nucleus is a continuation of the parvocellular nucleus in the brainstem.

The ventral reticular nucleus has been shown to receive afferent projections from the dentate gyrus in rabbits ^[1].

The rostral portion of the ventral reticular nucleus has been shown to mediate inspiration along with a portion of the lateral reticular nucleus.

[edit] References

1. ^ Tang, ZW et al. The fiber projections from the dentate nucleus to the reticular formation of the brain stem in the rabbit. Anatomy and Embryology (Berlin). 1987;175(4):517-20.

v • d • e Brain: reticular formation
Medial reticular formation: Gigantocellular - Caudal pontine - Oral pontine - Parvocellular - Ventral Lateral reticular formation: Lateral - Paramedian - Tegmental pontine

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