| Term: | vagal lobe motor neuron |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | vagal lobe |
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| Synonyms: | LX |
| Definition: | The multi-tissue, vagal lobe is a large, paired brain stem structure flanking the unpaired facial lobe laterally. The vagal lobe contains motor and gustatory neurons. While some degree of histological segregation is apparent within the vagal lobe, a clear lamination, as seen in goldfish or carp is absent. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000297] |
| Name: | motor neuron |
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| Synonyms: | motoneuron |
| Definition: | An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009052] |