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parvocellular oculomotor nucleus
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Nucleus that is part of the oculomotor nerve complex consisting of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons situated close to the midline at the level of the superior colliculus (Heimer, the Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 1994, pg 244) [ ]
Term info
Label
parvocellular oculomotor nucleus
Synonyms
- Edinger-Westphal nucleus
- accessory oculomotor nucleus
- nucleus Edinger-Westphal
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
indicates that a synonym is used in an inconsistent or confusing way, typically between species
oculomotor nucleus, parvocellular part
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external ontology notes
NIFSTD places this in oculomotor nuclear complex but this conflicts with disjointness axioms from MBA, as well as location described in Wikipedia, and is not supported in any other ontology
function notes
The Edinger-Westphal nucleus supplies preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the eye, constricting the pupil, accommodating the lens, and convergence of the eyes. It has also been implicated in the mirroring of pupil size in sad facial expressions[WP]
has broad synonym
PC3, EW
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
oculomotor nucleus, parvocellular part, Edinger-Westphal nucleus of oculomotor nerve, nucleus nervi oculomotorii parvocellularis, oculomotor nucleus, parvicellular part, nucleus nervi oculomotorii Edinger-Westphal, nucleus Westphal-Edinger, nuclei accessorii nervi oculomtorii (Edinger-Westphal), nucleus Edinger Westphal, nucleus rostralis nervi oculomotorii
id
UBERON:0002141
location notes
The paired nuclei are posterior to the main motor nucleus (oculomotor nucleus) and anterolateral to the cerebral aqueduct in the rostral midbrain at the level of the superior colliculus. It is the most rostral of the parasympathetic nuclei in the brain stem.[WP]