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trochlear nerve
trochlear nerven. Either of the fourth pair of cranial nerves that originates in the midbrain and innervates a muscle of the eyeball.trochlear nerve (ˈtrɒklɪə) n (Anatomy) either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the superior oblique muscle of the eyeThesaurusNoun | 1. | trochlear nerve - either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyesfourth cranial nerve, trochlear, trochleariscranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Translationstrochlear nerve
trochlear nerve[′träk·lē·ər ‚nərv] (neuroscience) The fourth cranial nerve; either of a pair of somatic motor nerves which innervate the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball. trochlear nerve
trochlear [trok´le-ar] 1. pertaining to a trochlea.2. pertaining to the fourth cranial nerve (trochlear nerve).trochlear nerve the fourth cranial nerve; it supplies muscle sense and the impulse for movement to the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball. See anatomic Table of Nerves in the Appendices.trochlear nerven. Either of the fourth pair of cranial nerves that originates in the midbrain and innervates a muscle of the eyeball.trochlear nerve The 4th of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves. The trochlear nerve supplies one of the muscles that moves the eye-the superior oblique muscle. Contraction of this muscle turns the eye downwards and outwards.trochlear nerve the fourth cranial nerve on vertebrates, which innervates the superior oblique muscles of the eye.trochlear nerve
Synonyms for trochlear nervenoun either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyesSynonyms- fourth cranial nerve
- trochlear
- trochlearis
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