Posterior cochlear nucleus

Nucleus cochlearis posterior

  • Synonym: Dorsal cochlear nucleus
  • Related terms: Posterior cochlear nucleus; Dorsal cochlear nucleus

Definition

The posterior cochlear nucleus is efferent projections from the posterior acoustic striae, running beneath the floor of the lateral recess of rhomboid fossa to the midline, then diving deeper and continuing into the trapezoid body.

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