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Vagal trigone
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The vagal trigone (ala cinerea) is a triangular eminence upon the rhomboid fossa produced by the underlying dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve.[1]
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Vagal trigone | |
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![]() Dissection of brain-stem. Dorsal view. | |
Human caudal brainstem posterior view (trigonum nervi vagi is #7) | |
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Latin | trigonum nervi vagi |
NeuroNames | 634 |
TA98 | A14.1.05.709 |
FMA | 78445 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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The vagal trigone is separated from the area postrema by a narrow strip of thickened ependyma – the funiculus separans.[2]