part of part of develops from develops from immediate transformation of embryo nucleus ambiguus medulla oblongata inferior olivary complex lateral reticular nucleus gigantocellular nucleus medullary reticular formation vestibular nuclear complex dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Gray697.png CALOHA:TS-2381 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]. The FMA includes a separate sensoryt nucleus MBA:839 dorsal vagal nucleus nucleus alaris (Oertel) dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus dorsal motor nucleus of vagus X nerve dorsal efferent nucleus of vagus NCIT:C32475 BM:DX nucleus dorsalis motorius nervi vagi dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve Wikipedia:Dorsal_nucleus_of_vagus_nerve DHBA:12550 SCTID:52884007 UBERON:0002870 HBA:9545 nucleus posterior nervi vagi FMA:54592 UMLS:C0152401 nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi neuronames:755 MA:0001036 EV:0100287 UMLS:C0926535 EHDAA2:0004649 dorsal motor vagal nucleus BIRNLEX:2642 dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (vagal nucleus) EMAPA:35291 nucleus alaris BAMS:10 vagus nucleus dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve dorsal motor nucleus dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve nucleus vagalis dorsalis dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve dorsal motor nucleus of vagus posterior nucleus of vagus nerve dorsal vagal nucleus BAMS:DMX hypoglossal nucleus inferior salivatory nucleus parasolitary nucleus nucleus of medulla oblongata future dorsal motor nucleus of vagus motor nucleus of vagal nerve