Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
62088007
Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus
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).
Also known as accessory oculomotor nucleus, Edinger-Westphal nucleus, nucleus Edinger-Westphal — per UBERON
The Parvocellular oculomotor nucleus is a part of the Nervous.