See Also: nucleus nervi trochlearis(medicine)
nucleus nervi abducentis(medicine)
nucleus nervi facialis(medicine)
nucleus nervi hypoglossi(medicine)
nucleus nervi oculomotorii(medicine)
pontis nervi trigeminalis nucleus(medicine)
nucleus motorius nervi trigemini(medicine)
nucleus sensorius superior nervi trigemini(medicine)
nucleus tractus spinalis nervi trigemini(medicine)
nucleus sensorius principalis nervi trigemini(medicine)

nucleus nervi trochlearis (medicine)


nucleus nervi trochlearis -->
trochlear nucleus


A group of motor neurons 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.

Synonym: nucleus nervi trochlearis, nucleus of trochlear nerve.