Oculomotor root
Radix oculomotoria
Definition
The oculomotor root is the name given to the branch, which may be single or multiple, that the ventral branch of the oculomotor nerve gives to the ciliary ganglion. It represents its parasympathetic root.
References
Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.
