Anatomy
trochlear nerve
troch·le·ar nerve
Subclass of:
Cranial Nerves
Definitions related to trochlear nerve:
  • The 4th cranial nerve. The trochlear nerve carries the motor innervation of the superior oblique muscles of the eye.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The cranial nerve that controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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