See Also: aerospace engineering(encyclopedia)
aerospace medicine(medicine)
aerospace medicine(encyclopedia)
oculomotor nucleus(medicine)
nucleus of oculomotor nerve(medicine)
Accessory oculomotor nucleus(health)
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oculomotor(medicine)
oculomotor muscles(medicine)
oculomotor nerve(medicine)

nucleus of oculomotor nerve (medicine) and aerospace engineering (sh)


nucleus of oculomotor nerve (medicine)


nucleus of oculomotor nerve -->
oculomotor nucleus


The composite group of motor neurons innervating all of the external eye muscles except the musculus rectus lateralis and musculus obliquus superior, and including the musculus levator palpebrae superioris; the most rostral component of the nucleus is the Edinger-Westphal nucleus which innervates the musculi sphincter pupillae and ciliaris via the ciliary ganglion. The oculomotor nucleus lies in the rostral half of the midbrain, near the midline in the most ventral part of the central gray substance; fibres of the medial longitudinal fasciculus form its lateral borders.

Synonym: nucleus nervi oculomotorii, nucleus of oculomotor nerve.


aerospace engineering (sh)




Field concerned with the development, design, construction, testing, and operation of airplanes and spacecraft.

The field has its roots in balloon flight, gliders, and airships, and in the 1960s it was broadened to include space vehicles. Principal technologies are those of aerodynamics, propulsion, structure and stability, and control. Aerospace engineers in academic, industrial, and government research centres cooperate in designing new products. Flight testing of prototypes follows, and finally quantity production and operation take place. Important developments in aerospace engineering include the metal monocoque fuselage, the cantilevered monoplane wing, the jet engine, supersonic flight, and spaceflight.