Motor nucleus of oculomotor nerve
Nucleus motorius nervus oculomotorii
Definition
The motor nucleus of the oculomotor nerve is a nucleus located rostral to the trochlear nucleus, composed of somatic efferent neurons innervating the extraocular muscles and the levator palpebrae superioris, and of visceral efferent neurons forming the parasympathetic nucleus of the oculomotor nerve.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
