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facial nucleus (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term nucleus nervi facialis (par)
Official term facial nucleus (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U5497
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Link to the unit facial nucleus (pair)
Links of entity generic: facial nucleus
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: encephalon Short Extended
Level 3: rostral rhombencephalon Short Extended
Level 4: branchiomotor nuclei of rostral rhombencephalon (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: grey matter of central nervous system Short Extended
Level 3: nucleus of brain stem
Level 4: branchiomotor nucleus
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A facial nucleus is a branchiomotor nucleus of rostral rhombencephalon [nucleus branchiomotorius rhombencephali rostralis ] which lies in the ventromedial position of the spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve [tractus spinalis nervi trigeminalis ] and innervates the facial muscles [musculus faciei ] and the stapedius muscle [musculus stapedius ]
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Date: 25.06.2025