"Trochlear Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The 4th cranial nerve. The trochlear nerve carries the motor innervation of the superior oblique muscles of the eye.
| Descriptor ID |
D014321
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Trochlear Nerve- Trochlear Nerve
- Nerve, Trochlear
- Nerves, Trochlear
- Trochlear Nerves
- Nerve IV
- Nerve IVs
- Cranial Nerve IV
- IV, Cranial Nerve
- Nerve IV, Cranial
- Fourth Cranial Nerve
- Cranial Nerve, Fourth
- Cranial Nerves, Fourth
- Fourth Cranial Nerves
- Nerve, Fourth Cranial
- Nerves, Fourth Cranial
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