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superior vestibular nucleus

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Main Entry: superior vestibular nucleus
Function: noun
: the one of the four vestibular nuclei on each side of the medulla oblongata that is situated dorsal to thelateral vestibular nucleus at the junction of the floor and lateral wall of the fourth ventricle and that sends ascending fibers to the oculomotor and trochlear nuclei in the cerebrum on the same sideof the brain called also Bekhterev's nucleus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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