A collection of brainstem nuclei that functions in multiple aspects of hearing and is an important component of the ascending and descending auditory pathways of the auditory system. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_olivary_complex https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-19-502694-2 ]
Synonyms: superior olivary nuclei
Term information
- BIRNLEX:1307
- MA:0001026
- Wikipedia:Superior_olivary_complex
- FMA:72247
- EV:0100263
- VHOG:0001381
- HBA:9177
- DHBA:12462
- BAMS:SOC
- MBA:398
- EMAPA:35840
uberon_slim
Term relations
- gray matter of hindbrain
- nuclear complex of neuraxis
- part of some pontine tegmentum
- part of some auditory system