The accessory facial motor nucleus is a small
cluster of neurons dorsal to the
facial motor nucleus
The facial motor nucleus is a collection of neurons in the brainstem that belong to the facial nerve ( cranial nerve VII). These lower motor neurons innervate the muscles of facial expression and the stapedius.
Structure
The nucleus is situate ...
in the
pontine tegmentum. It has been reported for the
human,
rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include ''Neotoma'' ( pack rats), ''Bandicota'' (bandicoot ...
, and
mouse
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
.
See also
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Accessory abducens nucleus
Accessory abducens nucleus is a small cluster of neurons in the pontine reticular formation of the rat and rabbit.
In the rabbit, motoneurons that are involved in the nictitating membrane
The nictitating membrane (from Latin '' nictare'', to bl ...
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BrainInfo
Cranial nerve nuclei
Facial nerve
Pons
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