Preferred Label : primary superior olive;
Uberon definition : Part of the superior olivary complex of nuclei in the caudal pontine tegmentum, situated
within the trapezoid body in humans. (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd edition, 1981,
pg 617). In many species, it comprises a medial superior olivary nucleus and a lateral
superior olivary nucleus.;
Uberon broad term : superior olive;
Uberon Terminology note : many sources refer to this simply as the 'superior olive' or the 'superior olivary
nucleus'. However, this is confusing as superior olive is sometimes used to denote
the full SOC, which includes periolvary nuclei[https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/631];
Origin ID : 0022434;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- has part
- part of
Part of the superior olivary complex of nuclei in the caudal pontine tegmentum, situated
within the trapezoid body in humans. (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd edition, 1981,
pg 617). In many species, it comprises a medial superior olivary nucleus and a lateral
superior olivary nucleus.
