Preferred Label : Oculomotor Nerve;
NCIt synonyms : Cranial Nerve III;
NCIt related terms : Oculomotor nerve structure (body structure); Third Cranial Nerve; NERVE, OCULOMOTOR;
NCIt definition : The third cranial nerve that originates originating at the oculomotor nerve nucleus
at the level of the superior colliculus in the midbrain, provides motor innervation
to the levator palpebrae superioris, the superior, inferior, and medial rectus muscles,
and the inferior oblique muscles, and provides parasympathetic innervation to the
ciliary ganglion.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A cranial nerve extending from the oculomotor nucleus and accessory parasympathetic
nucleus, which innervates the pupil, lens, upper eyelid, and eye muscles.;
Codes from synonyms : 56193007;
Origin ID : C12758;
UMLS CUI : C0028864;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- anatomic_structure_has_location
- concept_is_in_subset
- is_associated_anatomic_site_of
- is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
