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NUCLEUS OCULOMOTOR NERVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tegmentum of mesencephalon
1, record 1, English, tegmentum%20of%20mesencephalon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mesencephalic tegmentum 1, record 1, English, mesencephalic%20tegmentum
correct
- tegmentum 1, record 1, English, tegmentum
correct
- tegmentum mesencephali 1, record 1, English, tegmentum%20mesencephali
correct
- tegmentum mesencephalicum 1, record 1, English, tegmentum%20mesencephalicum
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The portion of the midbrain that contains the red nucleus, the substantia nigra and the nuclei and roots of the oculomotor nerve. 1, record 1, English, - tegmentum%20of%20mesencephalon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tegmentum du mésencéphale
1, record 1, French, tegmentum%20du%20m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tegmentum 2, record 1, French, tegmentum
correct, masculine noun
- calotte du pédoncule cérébral 1, record 1, French, calotte%20du%20p%C3%A9doncule%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- tegmentum mesencephali 1, record 1, French, tegmentum%20mesencephali
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tegmentum ou calotte contient des noyaux, des voies et la substance réticulée. 2, record 1, French, - tegmentum%20du%20m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Cytology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Edinger-westphal nucleus
1, record 2, English, Edinger%2Dwestphal%20nucleus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the parasympathetic nucleus of the oculomotor nerve in the midbrain, which gives rise to the fibres innervating the ciliary and sphincter pupillae muscles of the eye. 2, record 2, English, - Edinger%2Dwestphal%20nucleus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Cytologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- noyau d'Edinger-Westphal
1, record 2, French, noyau%20d%27Edinger%2DWestphal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
noyau végétatif du nerf moteur oculaire commun (III). Il est situé en arrière du noyau moteur du III de part et d'autre de la ligne médiane, en avant de l'aqueduc de Sylvius dans la partie haute du mésencéphale. Les fibres parasympathiques de ce noyau vont vers le ganglion ciliaire, où elles font relais; de là les fibres postganglionnaires se dirigent vers les muscles ciliaires et le sphincter de la pupille. Une interruption de ces fibres entraîne une mydriase. 2, record 2, French, - noyau%20d%27Edinger%2DWestphal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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