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nucleus ambiguus

nucleus ambiguus noun: a group of large motor neurons situated deep in the medullary reticular formation. It contains the cell bodies of nerves that innervate the muscles of the soft palate, pharynx, and larynx.

Noun

nucleus ambiguus

  1. A group of large motor neurons situated deep in the medullary reticular formation. It contains the cell bodies of nerves that innervate the muscles of the soft palate, pharynx, and larynx.

Questions about nucleus ambiguus

What does nucleus ambiguus mean?
Nucleus ambiguus means a group of large motor neurons situated deep in the medullary reticular formation. It contains the cell bodies of nerves that innervate the muscles of the soft palate, pharynx, and larynx.
What part of speech is nucleus ambiguus?
Nucleus ambiguus is a noun.

Words near nucleus ambiguus in the dictionary

  1. nucleotype
  2. nucleotypes
  3. nucleotypic
  4. nucleus
  5. nucleus accumbens
  6. nucleus ambiguus
  7. nucleus globosus
  8. nucleus pulposus
  9. nucleus ruber
  10. nucleuses
  11. nucleuslike

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