Parasympathetic nuclei of oculomotor nerve
Nuclei parasympathici nervus oculomotorii
Definition
The parasympathetic nuclei of the oculomotor nerve are nuclei located dorsomedially to the motor nucleus of the oculomotor nerve, composed of visceral preganglionic neurons that send their axons to the ciliary ganglion for lens accommodation and pupil constriction.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
