Gelatinous solitary nucleus

Gelatinous solitary nucleus is nucleus resembling the gelatinous substance of a posterior horn of the spinal cord. It has a high level of enzyme activity.

Anatomical hierarchy

Human anatomy 1

Systemic anatomy >
Nervous system >
Central part of nervous system; Central nervous system >
Brain >
Rhombencephalon; Hindbrain >
Myelencephalon; Medulla oblongata; Bulb >
Grey substance >
Nuclei of solitary tract; Solitary nuclei >
Gelatinous solitary nucleus

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

Human neuroanatomy

Central nervous system >
Brain >
Brain stem >
Myelencephalon >
Internal features >
Grey matter >
Viscerosensory nuclei >
Nuclei of solitary tract >
Gelatinous solitary nucleus

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

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Nucleus gelatinosus solitarius

Definition