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trochlear nucleus
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Nucleus in the midbrain at the level of the inferior colliculus near the midline, containing the motor neurons giving rise to the trochlear nerve, innervating the contralateral superior oblique extraocular muscle of the eye (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed, 1981, pg. 533). [ ]
Term info
Label
trochlear nucleus
Synonyms
- fourth cranial nerve nucleus
- motor nucleus IV
- nIV
- nucleus nervi trochlearis
- nucleus of trochlear nerve
- trochlear IV nucleus
- trochlear motor nucleus
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Drn.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Drn.png/200px-Drn.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
nucleus nervi trochlearis
id
UBERON:0002722
Term relations
Subclass of:
- cranial nerve nucleus
- midbrain nucleus
- brainstem nucleus
- part of some midbrain tegmentum
- extends_fibers_into some trochlear nerve
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