The group of motor neurons residing in the pons that innervate the muscles of facial expression. [ MP:0000909 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0838580343 ]
Synonyms: nucleus of facial nerve facial VII nucleus facial nerve nucleus
Term information
- MESH:D065828
- FMA:54572
- EMAPA:35338
- BAMS:7
- UMLS:C0228740 (ncithesaurus:Facial_Nerve_Nucleus)
- MA:0001014
- NCIT:C12898
- EV:0100267
- DHBA:12420
- BAMS:7N
- BAMS:VII
- EHDAA2:0004638
- BM:Pons-VII
- SCTID:280166009
- VHOG:0001412
pheno_slim
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.