oculomotor nucleus

oculomotor nucleus
oculomotor nucleus n a nucleus that is situated under the aqueduct of Sylvius rostral to the trochlear nucleus and is the source of the motor fibers of the oculomotor nerve

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nucleus of oculomotor nerve n. nervi oculomotorii.

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