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Oculomotor nuclear complex
| Name: | Oculomotor nuclear complex |
| Description: | Nuclear complex containing subnuclei that give rise to the axons of the occulomotor nerve, both motor and parasympathetic fibers, situated at the midline at the level of the superior colliculus in the midbrain tegmentum (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533-534). |
| Synonym(s): | oculomotor nucleus |
| Is part of: | midbrain tegmentum |
| Has role: | Cranial nerve nucleus |
| Abbreviation: | 3N |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1240 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 483 |
Neurons in Oculomotor nuclear complex
Oculomotor nucleus motor neuron are neurons that can be found in Oculomotor nuclear complex or its parts.
Parts of Oculomotor nuclear complex
Inferred incoming projections for Oculomotor nuclear complex
The following brain regions send axons into Oculomotor nuclear complex: Nucleus prepositus, Olivary pretectal nucleus. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
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- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
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| Abbrev | 3N + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Nuclear complex containing subnuclei that … Nuclear complex containing subnuclei that give rise to the axons of the occulomotor nerve, both motor and parasympathetic fibers, situated at the midline at the level of the superior colliculus in the midbrain tegmentum (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533-534). gical Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533-534). |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | Cranial nerve nucleus + |
| Id | birnlex_1240 + |
| Is part of | Midbrain tegmentum + |
| Label | Oculomotor nuclear complex + |
| ModifiedDate | 11 July 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=483 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | oculomotor nucleus + |
| Umlscui | C0228686 + |