Trochlear nucleus

Trochlear nucleus
Outline of the nucleus raphes dorsalis:
DRif interfascicular subnucleus,
DRv ventral subnucleus
DRvl ventrolateral subnucleus
DRd dorsal subnucleus
mlf medial longitudinal fasciculus
Aq cerebral aqueduct
IVn trochlear nucleus.
The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Trochlear is "IV")
Details
Identifiers
Latinnucleus nervi trochlearis
NeuroNames513
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1488
TA98A14.1.06.319
TA25890
FMA54518
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The trochlear nucleus (/ˈtrɒklɪər/)[1] is the motor nucleus of the trochlear nerve (cranial nerve IV). It is located in the medial midbrain.[2]

  1. ^ "Trochlear | Definition of Trochlear by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Trochlear". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Kim, Seung Y.; Motlagh, Mahsaw; Naqvi, Imama A. (2022), "Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 4 (Trochlear)", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30725929, retrieved 2023-01-03