Location and Structure
- Located within the medulla
- Motor nucleus close to the midline
- Visible as the hypoglossal trigone in the open medulla
- Positioned between the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the medulla midline

Function and Axons
- Axons from the hypoglossal nucleus form the hypoglossal nerve

Related Structures
- Hypoglossal nerve

Additional Images
- Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the middle of the olive
- Schematic representation of nuclei of origin of cranial motor nerves (lateral view)
- Micrograph showing the hypoglossal nuclei in relation to surrounding structures
- Micrograph showing the hypoglossal nucleus (H&E-LFB stain)

Categories
- Cranial nerve nuclei
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