inferior vestibular nucleus


inferior vestibular nucleus

noun

Definition of INFERIOR VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS

: the one of the four vestibular nuclei on each side of the medulla oblongata that is situated between the medial vestibular nucleus and the inferior cerebellar peduncle and that sends fibers down both sides of the spinal cord to synapse with motor neurons of the ventral roots

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