Medical Definition of Dorsal vagal nucleus

1. The visceral motor nucleus located in the vagal trigone (ala cinerea) of the floor of the fourth ventricle. It gives rise to the parasympathetic fibres of the vagus nerve innervating the heart muscle and the smooth musculature and glands of the respiratory and intestinal tracts. Synonym: nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus, dorsal nucleus of vagus, dorsal vagal nucleus, nucleus alae cinereae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dorsal Vagal Nucleus

dorsal sacrococcygeal muscle
dorsal sacrococcygeus muscle
dorsal sacroiliac ligaments
dorsal scapular artery
dorsal scapular nerve
dorsal scapular vein
dorsal spine
dorsal surface
dorsal surface of digit
dorsal surface of sacrum
dorsal surface of scapula
dorsal talonavicular bone
dorsal talonavicular ligament
dorsal tegmental decussation
dorsal thoracic artery
dorsal vagal nucleus (current term)
dorsal vein of corpus callosum
dorsal venous arch of foot
dorsal venous network of foot
dorsal venous network of hand
dorsal vertebra
dorsal vertebrae
dorsalgia
dorsalin 1
dorsalis
dorsalis pedis artery
dorsalization
dorsalize

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