Trochlear Nerve

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.800.120.800
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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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Cranial Nerves [A08.800.800.120]
Trochlear Nerve [A08.800.800.120.800]

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