| Superior vestibular nucleus | |
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 Terminal nuclei of the vestibular nerve, with their upper connections. (#7 is Nucleus of Bechterew.) View of medulla. | |
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| Latin | nucleus vestibularis superior |
| NeuroNames | 715 |
| NeuroLex ID | nlx_144001 |
| TA98 | A14.1.05.429 |
| TA2 | 5934 |
| FMA | 54617 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata] | |
The superior vestibular nucleus (Bechterew's nucleus) is the dorso-lateral part of the vestibular nucleus and receives collaterals and terminals from the ascending branches of the vestibular nerve.
Sends uncrossed fibers to cranial nerve 3 and 4 via the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 861 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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