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)

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