Term Name: | oculomotor nuclear complex |
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Synonyms: | 3, motor nucleus III, nIII, nucleus oculomotorius, nucleus of oculomotor nuclear complex, oculomotor III nuclear complex, oculomotor III nucleus, oculomotor motornucleus, OM |
Definition: | 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). |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001715] |