Medial vestibular nucleus

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Brain: Medial vestibular nucleus

A cross section of the lower pons showing the medial vestibular nucleus (#3) labeled at the top left.

Medial vestibular nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible near #10
Latin nucleus vestibularis medialis
NeuroNames hier-714
NeuroLex ID nlx_144003

The medial vestibular nucleus is one of the vestibular nuclei. It is located in the medulla oblongata.

Lateral vestibulo-spinal tract (lateral vestibular nucleus “Deiters”)- via ventrolateral medulla and spinal cord to ventral funiculus (lumbo-sacral segments). ..Ipsilaterally for posture

Medial vestibulo-spinal tract (medial, lateral, inferior, vestibular nuclei), bilateral projection via descending medial longitudinal fasciculus to cervical segments. DESCENDING MLF..Bilaterally for head/neck/eye movements

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This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

Dorsal
Surface
Grey: Cranial nuclei
afferent:
efferent:
Grey: other
White: Sensory/ascending
White: Motor/descending
Ventral
White: Motor/descending
Grey matter
Surface
Grey: Raphe/
reticular

M: CNS

anat (n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp

noco (m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

Auditory and vestibular pathways
Auditory
Vestibular

M: EAR

anat (e/p)/phys/devp

noco/cong, epon

proc, drug (S2)

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