Medial superior olivary nucleus

System Nervous

Medial superior olivary nucleus

Definition

One of two subnuclei of the superior olive located within the caudal pontine tegmentum. Appears as a parasagittal row of transversely oriented bipolar neurons in transverse sections of human, with elongated somata in humans and other primates and large caliber dendrites.

Also known as chief nucleus of superior olive, chief superior olivary nucleus, main superior olivary nucleus, medial superior olive, principal superior olivary nucleus, superior olivary nucleus, medial part, superior olive medial part — per UBERON

The Medial superior olivary nucleus is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as