Preferred Label : Solitary tract;
FMA definition : Tract of brain, each instance of which is a descending tract in some medulla oblongata,
ventrolateral to the caudal part of some fourth ventricle, near the dorsal nucleus
of some vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves, and comprising primary visceral afferent
fibers from some facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves.;
Synonyme FMA : Respiratory bundle of Gierke;
Origin ID : 72619;
UMLS CUI : C0175559;
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Tract of brain, each instance of which is a descending tract in some medulla oblongata,
ventrolateral to the caudal part of some fourth ventricle, near the dorsal nucleus
of some vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves, and comprising primary visceral afferent
fibers from some facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves.