Term: facial nerve motor nucleus cranial motor neuron
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Name: facial nerve motor nucleus
Synonyms: facial motor nucleus, motor nucleus VII, nucleus motorius nervi facialis, nVII
Definition:
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000206]
Name: cranial motor neuron
Synonyms: cranial motoneuron
Definition: Motor neuron that innervate muscles that control eye, jaw, and facial movements of the vertebrate head and parasympathetic neurons that innervate certain glands and organs.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005730]