Term Name: | abducens nucleus |
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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] |