Nervous system & sense organs
Nucleus of abducens nerve
Nucleus nervi abducentis
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Grey matter of pontine tegmentum
DescriptionUnreviewed
The abducens nucleus is the originating nucleus from which the abducens nerve (VI) emerges—a cranial nerve nucleus.
This nucleus is located beneath the fourth ventricle in the caudal portion of the pons, medial to the sulcus limitans.
The abducens nucleus along with the internal genu of the facial nerve make up the facial colliculus, a hump at the caudal end of the medial eminence on the dorsal aspect of the pons.
Continue reading on Wikipedia →
Source: Wikipedia · Text licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · This text comes from the source data and has not been reviewed by a person yet.
Names
- Latin
- Nucleus nervi abducentis
- English
- Nucleus of abducens nerve
- French
- Noyau du nerf abducens
- Spanish
- Núcleo del nervio abducens
- Portuguese
- Núcleo do nervo abducente