part of start stage end stage medulla oblongata hindbrain nucleus octaval nerve motor nucleus OLe TAO:0002174 2009-08-04T01:04:59Z Hindbrain nucleus which consists of cell bodies whose axons exit the hindbrain via cranial nerve VIII and innervate hair cells of the lateral line and inner ear. The neurons of these nuclei are unusual in that they extend both contra- and ipsilateral dendrites. octaval nerve motor nuclei Melissa Haendel zebrafish_anatomy ZFA:0001697 cranial nerve VIII motor nucleus unknown adult