Preferred Label : trochlear nucleus;
Uberon definition : 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).;
Uberon synonym : fourth cranial nerve nucleus; trochlear motor nucleus; motor nucleus IV; nucleus of trochlear nerve; nIV; trochlear IV nucleus;
Origin ID : 0002722;
UMLS CUI : C0152406;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
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).
