Superior vestibular nucleus

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The superior vestibular nucleus (Bechterew's nucleus) is the dorso-lateral part of the vestibular nucleus and receives collaterals and terminals from the ascending branches of the vestibular nerve.

Superior vestibular nucleus
Terminal nuclei of the vestibular nerve, with their upper connections. (#7 is Nucleus of Bechterew.) View of medulla.
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Identifiers
Latinnucleus vestibularis superior
NeuroNames715
NeuroLex IDnlx_144001
TA98A14.1.05.429
TA25934
FMA54617
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Sends uncrossed fibers to cranial nerve 3 and 4 via the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 861 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)