The medial vestibular nucleus is one of the vestibular nuclei. It is located in the medulla oblongata. Lateral vestibulo-spinal tract (lateral vestibular nucleus 'Deiters')- via ventrolateral medulla and spinal cord to ventral funiculus (lumbo-sacral segments). Ipsilaterally for posture Medial vestibulo-spinal tract (medial, lateral, inferior, vestibular nuclei), bilateral projection via descending medial longitudinal fasciculus to cervical segments. DESCENDING MLF. Bilaterally for head/neck/eye movements [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medial_vestibular_nucleus ]
Synonyms: chief vestibular nucleus dorsal vestibular nucleus triangular nucleus nucleus of Schwalbe Schwalbe's nucleus principal vestibular nucleus nucleus triangularis
Term information
- BAMS:VMN
- UMLS:C0036385 (ncithesaurus:Medial_Vestibular_Nucleus)
- NCIT:C33069
- BAMS:MVe
- HBA:9700
- MBA:202
- BM:Me-VS-VSM
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/280174005
- MA:0001048
- BAMS:MVN
- BTO:0004371
- EMAPA:35554
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0036385
- FMA:54611
- PBA:10125
- DHBA:12581
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medial_vestibular_nucleus
- null:http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=717
- BAMS:MV
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