Oral part of spinal trigeminal nucleus
Pars oralis nuclei spinalis nervi trigeminalis
- Latin synonym: Subnucleus oralis
- Synonym: Oral subnucleus
- Related terms: Oral subnucleus
Definition
The oral subnucleus is an oral part of spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve that extends into the tegmentum of pons. Its cytoarchitecture is identical to the interpolar part, and they are closely related in terms of function.
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