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MeSH Heading: Facial Nucleus
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.810.428.600.650.374
Unique ID: D065828
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065828
Scope Note: A region in the pontine tegmentum that is the nucleus of the FACIAL NERVE.
Entry Term(s): Facial Motor Nucleus; Nucleus Facialis; Nucleus Nervi Facialis
Previous Indexing: Pons (1965-2014)
See Also: Facial Nerve
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0591246
Scope Note: A region in the pontine tegmentum that is the nucleus of the FACIAL NERVE.
Terms: Facial Nucleus Preferred Term
Term UI T854791
Date02/06/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Facial Motor Nucleus
Term UI T856775
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Nucleus Facialis
Term UI T856776
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Nucleus Nervi Facialis
Term UI T856777
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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