dictionary help| hypoglossal nucleus | medical dictionary |
The motor nucleus innervating the intrinsic and four of the five extrinsic muscles of the tongue; it is located in the medulla oblongata near the midline, immediately beneath the floor of the inferior recess of the rhomboid fossa.
Synonyms: nucleus nervi hypoglossi, nucleus of hypoglossal nerve.
(05 Mar 2000)
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