Trochlear nucleus

The nucleus of the trochlear nerve (/ˈtrɒklɪər/) is a motor nucleus in the medial midbrain giving rise to the trochlear nerve (cranial nerve IV).

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
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