Medial vestibular nucleus

Brain: Medial vestibular nucleus
A cross section of the lower pons showing the medial vestibular nucleus (#3) labeled at the top left.
Medial vestibular nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible near #10
Latin	nucleus vestibularis medialis
NeuroNames	hier-714

The medial vestibular nucleus is one of the vestibular nuclei. It is located in the medulla oblongata.

Lateral vestibulo-spinal tract (lateral vestibular nucleus “Deiters”)- via ventrolateral medulla and spinal cord to ventral funiculus (lumbo-sacral segments). ..Ipsilaterally for posture

Medial vestibulo-spinal tract (medial, lateral, inferior, vestibular nuclei), bilateral projection via descending medial longitudinal fasciculus to cervical segments. DESCENDING MLF..Bilaterally for head/neck/eye movements

See also

• Vestibular nerve
• Vestibular system

External links

• http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.