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Trochlear Nerve Flashcards

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Unique features

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Emerges on dorsal aspect of brain
Most slender
Smallest
Nuclear fibres decussate before emerging on surface of brain
Ipsilateral corticonuclear fibres
Nerve of 3rd eye?
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Functional component

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General somatic efferent fibres- supply only superior oblique

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Course

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Either side of frenulum veli- wind around sup cerebellar peduncle- enter cavernous sinus through post wall of roof- cross oculomotor- sup orbital fissure- above levator muscle- sup oblique

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