trochlear nucleus
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). [ BIRNLEX:1488 ]
Synonyms: nucleus nervi trochlearis, fourth cranial nerve nucleus, trochlear motor nucleus, nucleus of trochlear nerve, nIV, motor nucleus IV, trochlear IV nucleus
Term info
- BAMS:4
- EV:0100251
- DMBA:16903
- BAMS:IV
- neuronames:513 (BIRNLEX:1488)
- EMAPA:35886
- HBA:9063
- ZFA:0000450
- TAO:0000450
- BAMS:4N
- UMLS:C0152406 (BIRNLEX:1488)
- MA:0001075
- DHBA:12206
- FMA:54518
- MBA:115
- Wikipedia:Trochlear_nucleus
- BM:MB-IV
- BIRNLEX:1488
- SCTID:280163001
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001947, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001715, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002691, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002141, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002438, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003040, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001944, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001966, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002995, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002696
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Drn.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Drn.png/200px-Drn.png
nucleus nervi trochlearis
uberon
UBERON:0002722
trochlear nucleus, Trochlear nucleus
Term relations
- nucleus of midbrain tegmentum
- cranial nerve nucleus
- midbrain nucleus
- brainstem nucleus
- part of some midbrain tegmentum
- extends_fibers_into some trochlear nerve