Medical Definition of Dorsal nucleus of vagus

1. The visceral motor nucleus located in the vagal trigone (ala cinerea) of the floor of the fourth ventricle. It gives rise to the parasympathetic fibres of the vagus nerve innervating the heart muscle and the smooth musculature and glands of the respiratory and intestinal tracts. Synonym: nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus, dorsal nucleus of vagus, dorsal vagal nucleus, nucleus alae cinereae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dorsal Nucleus Of Vagus

dorsal metacarpal artery
dorsal metacarpal ligaments
dorsal metacarpal veins
dorsal metatarsal artery
dorsal metatarsal ligaments
dorsal metatarsal veins
dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
dorsal muscles
dorsal nasal artery
dorsal nerve of scapula
dorsal nerves of toes
dorsal nucleus
dorsal nucleus of trapezoid body
dorsal nucleus of vagus (current term)
dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve
dorsal pancreatic artery
dorsal part of pons
dorsal plate of neural tube
dorsal position
dorsal primary ramus of spinal nerve
dorsal radiocarpal ligament
dorsal reflex
dorsal root
dorsal root ganglion
dorsal sacrococcygeal muscle
dorsal sacrococcygeus muscle
dorsal sacroiliac ligaments
dorsal scapular artery

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