Term Name: abducens nucleus
Synonyms: abducens motor nuclei, abducens motor nucleus, abducens nucleus proper, abducens VI nucleus, motor nucleus VI, nucleus abducens, nucleus nervi abducentis, nVI
Definition: Nucleus located beneath the floor of the 4th ventricle in the pontine tegmentum, containing motor neurons innervating the lateral rectus muscle of the eye (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 533)
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002682]

Relationships
is part of: pons
has parts: caudal motor nucleus of abducens rostral motor nucleus of abducens
is a type of: brainstem nucleus cranial nerve nucleus hindbrain nucleus