Trochlear nerve — Nerve: Trochlear nerve Path of the Trochlear nerve … Wikipedia
Trochlear nerve — Trochlear Troch le*ar, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. [1913 Webster] {Trochlear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trochlear — Troch le*ar, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. [1913 Webster] {Trochlear nerve}. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trochlear nucleus — n a nucleus situated behind the oculomotor nucleus on the dorsal surface of a medial longitudinal fasciculus near the midline that is the source of the motor fibers of the trochlear nerve * * * nucleus of trochlear nerve n. nervi trochlearis … Medical dictionary
trochlear palsy — trochlear nerve palsy paralysis of the trochlear nerve, with diplopia and pain at the corner of the orbit; many cases are idiopathic, and a few are complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Called also fourth nerve p … Medical dictionary
Nerve to the stapedius — Nerve: Nerve to the stapedius Latin nervus stapedius Gray s subject #202 904 Innervates Stapedius From facial nerve The Nerve to the Stapedi … Wikipedia
Trochlear nucleus — Brain: Trochlear nucleus Outline of the nucleus raphe dorsalis: DRif interfascicular subnucleus, DRv ventral subnucleus DRvl ventrolateral subnucleus DRd dorsal subnucleus mlf medial longitudinal fasciculus Aq cerebral aqueduct IVn trochlear nu … Wikipedia
Trochlear nerve — The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the muscles that move the eye. Paralysis of the trochlear nerve results in rotation of the eyeball upward and outward (and, therefore, double… … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Nerve, fourth cranial — The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the muscles that moves the eye. Paralysis of the trochlear nerve results in rotation of the eyeball upward and outward (and,… … Medical dictionary
