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Sense Organs > Vestibular System > Vestibular Nuclei

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Vestibular Nuclei  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Medial Vestibular Nucleus
  • Nucleus, Medial Vestibular
  • Vestibular Nucleus, Medial

Scope note

  • The four cellular masses in the floor of the fourth ventricle giving rise to a widely dispersed special sensory system. Included is the superior, medial, inferior, and LATERAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

History note

  • 1967(1965)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014726

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