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). [ BIRNLEX:1366 ]
Synonyms: nucleus nervi abducentis nVI sixth cranial nerve nucleus motor nucleus VI nucleus of abducens nerve (VI) abducens motor nucleus abducens VI nucleus abducent nucleus abducens motor nuclei abducens nerve nucleus nucleus of abducens nerve
Term information
- EHDAA2:0004310
- BIRNLEX:1366
- MBA:653
- EMAPA:35105
- HBA:9136
- DMBA:17279
- BM:Pons-VI
- NCIT:C12836
- BAMS:6
- ZFA:0000713
- FMA:54504
- SCTID:280165008
- BAMS:VI
- TAO:0000713
- EV:0100266
- DHBA:12418
- MA:0001010
- Wikipedia:Abducens_nucleus
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