loading...| Preferred Name |
parvocellular oculomotor nucleus |
| Synonyms |
nuclei accessorii nervi oculomtorii (Edinger-Westphal) Edinger-Westphal nucleus nucleus Edinger-Westphal oculomotor nucleus, parvicellular part nucleus nervi oculomotorii Edinger-Westphal nucleus rostralis nervi oculomotorii nucleus Edinger Westphal PC3 nucleus Westphal-Edinger EW Edinger-Westphal nucleus of oculomotor nerve nucleus nervi oculomotorii parvocellularis oculomotor nucleus, parvocellular part accessory oculomotor nucleus |
| Definitions |
Nucleus that is part of the oculomotor nerve complex consisting of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons situated close to the midline at the level of the superior colliculus (Heimer, the Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 1994, pg 244). |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002141 |
| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Edinger-westphal_nucleus TAO:0000244 EMAPA:35302 ZFA:0000244 FMA:72424 SCTID:62088007 MBA:975 BAMS:EW neuronames:498 BM:EW BAMS:PC3 HBA:9449 UMLS:C0228416 BIRNLEX:822 MA:0001071 DHBA:12219 |
| definition |
Nucleus that is part of the oculomotor nerve complex consisting of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons situated close to the midline at the level of the superior colliculus (Heimer, the Human Brain and Spinal Cord, 1994, pg 244). |
| function_notes |
The Edinger-Westphal nucleus supplies preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the eye, constricting the pupil, accommodating the lens, and convergence of the eyes. It has also been implicated in the mirroring of pupil size in sad facial expressions[WP] |
| has broad synonym |
PC3 EW |
| has exact synonym |
Edinger-Westphal nucleus nucleus Edinger-Westphal accessory oculomotor nucleus |
| has related synonym |
nuclei accessorii nervi oculomtorii (Edinger-Westphal) oculomotor nucleus, parvicellular part nucleus nervi oculomotorii Edinger-Westphal nucleus rostralis nervi oculomotorii nucleus Edinger Westphal nucleus Westphal-Edinger Edinger-Westphal nucleus of oculomotor nerve nucleus nervi oculomotorii parvocellularis oculomotor nucleus, parvocellular part |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0002141 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
parvocellular oculomotor nucleus |
| location_notes |
The paired nuclei are posterior to the main motor nucleus (oculomotor nucleus) and anterolateral to the cerebral aqueduct in the rostral midbrain at the level of the superior colliculus. It is the most rostral of the parasympathetic nuclei in the brain stem.[WP] |
| notation |
UBERON:0002141 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
parvocellular oculomotor nucleus |
| see also | |
| treeView | |
| mutually spatially disjoint with |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001715 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001966 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002691 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001944 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001947 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002995 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003040 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002438 |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009661 |