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ambiguus nucleus (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term nucleus ambiguus (par)
Official term ambiguus nucleus (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U5387
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Link to the unit ambiguus nucleus (pair)
Links of entity generic: ambiguus nucleus
External links TA98 FMA
Partonomic links Level 2: encephalon Short Extended
Level 3: caudal rhombencephalon Short Extended
Level 4: branchiomotor nuclei of caudal rhombencephalon (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: grey matter of neuraxis Short Extended
Level 3: nucleus of brain stem
Level 4: branchiomotor nucleus
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition An ambiguus nucleus is a branchiomotor nucleus of caudal rhombencephalon [nucleus branchiomotorius rhombencephali caudalis ] which is positioned in the medullary reticular formation and gives rise to efferent motor fibres for the vagus nerve [nervus vagus ] and the glossopharyngeal nerve [nervus glossopharyngeus ] in association with speech and swallowing.
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Date: 08.03.2022