Term Name:	dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve
Synonyms:	dorsal motor nucleus, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (vagal nucleus), dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus X nerve, dorsal motor vagal nucleus, dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve, dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve, dorsal vagal nucleus, nucleus alaris, nucleus alaris (Oertel), nucleus dorsalis motorius nervi vagi, nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi, nucleus posterior nervi vagi, nucleus vagalis dorsalis, posterior nucleus of vagus nerve, vagus nucleus
Definition:	A cranial nerve nucleus for the vagus nerve in the medulla that lies under the floor of the fourth ventricle. It mostly serves parasympathetic vagal functions in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and other thoracic and abdominal vagal innervations. The cell bodies for the preganglionic parasympathetic vagal neurons that innervate the heart reside in the nucleus ambiguus.[WP,unvetted].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002870]