#summary Facial Motor Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Facial Motor Nucleus.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Hindbrain Metencephalon -> [BrainCenterHT_MN Metencephalic Motor Nuclei] (HT.MN) -> [BrainRegionLPC_HT_FCM Facial Motor Nucleus] (LPC.HT.FCM) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLPC Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area] (LPC)
  * *Area circuit*: Control Face Muscles (MF)
  * *Role*: flexor.nucleus
  * *Function*: Control of face
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Pons
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= Components =
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  * no child items defined

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LPC.HT.FCM.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLRC LRC] || [BrainRegionLRC_HL_TGS_PA5 LRC.HL.TGS.PA5] || Paratrigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF LRC.HT.PRF.CRF] || Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full Vocal Control (RF -> MotorVII, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR LRC.HT.PRF.PVR] || Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full Vocal Control (RF -> MotorVII, abstract)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_ABD LPC.HT.ABD] || Abducens Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (Facial -> Abducens)] ||
|| [BrainAreaTEA TEA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FACE TARGET.TEA.FACE] || Face || depressor-anguli-oris-muscle || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FEEDER TARGET.TEA.FEEDER] || Mouth feeder || buccinator-muscle || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaTSA TSA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EAR TARGET.TSA.EAR] || Ear || ear-anterior-auricular-muscle || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE TARGET.TSA.EYE] || Eye || eye-muscle-close-conscious-lacrimal || (none) || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_NOSE TARGET.TSA.NOSE] || Nose || nose-depressor-septi-nasi || (none) || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/oculomotor.jpg Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex] - see [http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Reference] (CP.SACCADIC-MOTOR-CONTROL)

 Abducens=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_ABD Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD]
 Ciliary=[BrainRegionLAC_PN_PSYM_CLG Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG]
 EWN=[BrainRegionLAC_MM_EWN Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN]
 EYE=[BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE]
 Facial=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_FCM Facial Motor Nucleus,LPC.HT.FCM]
 Oculomotor=[BrainRegionLPC_MM_OCN Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN]
 Pretectum=Pretectum,MM.PT (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
 PrincipalTrigeminal=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]
 RF=[BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF]
 SpinalTrigeminal=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]
 SupraOculomotor=Supraoculomotor Area,VBA.MM.SOA (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
 VAC=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe])
<img src="http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/oculomotor.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://c431376.r76.cf2.rackcdn.com/10053/fnana-05-00034-r1/image_m/fnana-05-00034-g002.jpg Vocal Control] - see [http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full Reference] (CM.VOCAL-CONTROL)

 A1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
 Broca=Broca's Area,NPE.NC.PFC.BRA (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 M2=[BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC]
 MotorV=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_TRM Trigeminal Motor Nucleus,LPC.HT.TRM]
 MotorVII=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_FCM Facial Motor Nucleus,LPC.HT.FCM]
 NucleusAmbiguus=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_AMB Ambiguus Nucleus,LPC.HL.AMB]
 NucleusXII=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_HYG Hypoglossal Motor Nucleus,LPC.HL.HYG]
 Premotor24=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_VACG Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.VACG]
 RF=[BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF]
 Wernike=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4,NSA.NC.STG.A4]
<img src="http://c431376.r76.cf2.rackcdn.com/10053/fnana-05-00034-r1/image_m/fnana-05-00034-g002.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html
  * http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full