| Vagal trigone | |
|---|---|
 Dissection of brain-stem. Dorsal view. | |
 Human caudal brainstem posterior view (trigonum nervi vagi is #7) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | trigonum nervi vagi |
| NeuroNames | 634 |
| TA98 | A14.1.05.709 |
| FMA | 78445 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The vagal trigone (ala cinerea) is a triangular eminence upon the rhomboid fossa produced by the underlying dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve.1
The vagal trigone is separated from the area postrema by a narrow strip of thickened ependyma – the funiculus separans.2
References
References
- "Vagal trigone". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- Mirza M, Das JM (8 July 2019). Neuroanatomy, Area Postrema. StatPearls; Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. PMID 31334969.
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