dictionary help| nucleus of trochlear nerve --> trochlear nucleus | medical dictionary |
A group of motor neurones innervating the superior oblique muscle of the contralateral eye. The nucleus lies in the caudal half of the midbrain, behind the oculomotor nucleus, in the most ventral part of the central gray substance, near the midline.
Synonyms: nucleus nervi trochlearis, nucleus of trochlear nerve.
(05 Mar 2000)
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