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facial nucleus
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000127
the group of motor neurons residing in the pons that innervate the muscles of facial expression [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0838580343 ]
Term info
Label
facial nucleus
Synonyms
- facial VII nucleus
- facial nerve nucleus
- nucleus of facial nerve
Subsets
pheno_slim
external ontology notes
FMA has 3 subclasses - left, right and motor nucleus of facial nerve, but no defs. It's not clear how facial nucleus is distinct from facial motor nucleus.
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
facial VII motor nucleus
id
UBERON:0000127