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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
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term
nucleus nervi trochlearis [ FMA : TA FMA : 54518 ]

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 related synonym

nucleus nervi trochlearis

id

UBERON:0002722