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facial nucleus

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000127


The group of motor neurons residing in the pons that innervate the muscles of facial expression. [ MP:0000909 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0838580343&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: nucleus of facial nerve, facial VII nucleus, facial nerve nucleus

Term info

database cross reference
  • DHBA:12420
  • MA:0001014
  • VHOG:0001412
  • EHDAA2:0004638
  • MESH:D065828
  • EMAPA:35338
  • UMLS:C0228740 (ncithesaurus:Facial_Nerve_Nucleus)
  • NCIT:C12898
  • BAMS:7N
  • BM:Pons-VII
  • BAMS:VII
  • SCTID:280166009
  • BAMS:7
  • EV:0100267
  • FMA:54572
Subsets

pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000012

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 related synonym

facial VII motor nucleus

id

UBERON:0000127

prefLabel

Facial nucleus