abducens nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002682

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)

References

• Abducens:nucleus
• BAMS:6
• BAMS:VI
• BM:Pons-VI
• DHBA:12418
• DMBA:17279
• EHDAA2:0004310
• EMAPA:35105
• EV:0100266
• HBA:9136
• MA:0001010
• MBA:653
• NCIT:C12836
• TAO:0000713
• UMLS:C0152407
• ZFA:0000713
• birnlex:1366
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=585
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152407
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/280165008

Ontology

Uberon Ontology