Pontine raphe nucleus

Nucleus in the brain stem

Pontine raphe nucleus
Details
Identifiers
Latin	nucleus raphes pontis
NeuroNames	589
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1110
TA98	A14.1.05.602
TA2	5955
FMA	68875
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The pontine raphe nucleus^[1] is one of the raphe nuclei. It is located in the pontine tegmentum.

References

^ Walker, Emily P.; Tadi, Prasanna (2024), "Neuroanatomy, Nucleus Raphe", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31335079, retrieved 2024-06-13

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Anatomy of the medulla

Grey matter

Cranial nuclei

afferent:	Solitary nucleus tract Dorsal respiratory group Gustatory nucleus Vestibular nuclei Lateral Medial Inferior
efferent:	Hypoglossal nucleus Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve Inferior salivatory nucleus

Dorsal

Ventral

- Ventral respiratory group
- Arcuate nucleus of medulla
- Rostral ventromedial medulla
- Botzinger complex
- Pre-Bötzinger complex

Dorsal	Sensory Sensory decussation Medial lemniscus Juxtarestiform body Ascending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Medial longitudinal fasciculus Motor Descending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Ventral	Descending tracts Olivocerebellar tract Rubro-olivary tract

Surface

Front	Pyramid Anterior median fissure Anterolateral sulcus Olive Inferior olivary nucleus
Back	Posterior median sulcus Posterolateral sulcus Area postrema Vagal trigone Hypoglossal trigone Medial eminence Inferior cerebellar peduncle

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