Superior salivatory nucleus

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 369028007

Superior salivatory nucleus

Definition

Nucleus containing parasympathetic neurons giving rise to the parasympathetic division of the facial nerve, innervating the salivary glands (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 703).

Also known as superior salivary nucleus — per UBERON

The Superior salivatory nucleus is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as