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The trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve) (from Ancient Greek τροχιλέα trokhiléa, “pulley; block-and-tackle equipment”) is a motor nerve (a “somatic efferent” nerve) that only innervates one single muscle: the superior oblique muscle of the eye.The trochlear nerve is unique among the cranial nerves in several respects:It is the smallest nerve in terms of the number of axons it contains. It has the greatest intracranial length.

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  • The trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve) (from Ancient Greek τροχιλέα trokhiléa, “pulley; block-and-tackle equipment”) is a motor nerve (a “somatic efferent” nerve) that only innervates one single muscle: the superior oblique muscle of the eye.The trochlear nerve is unique among the cranial nerves in several respects:It is the smallest nerve in terms of the number of axons it contains. It has the greatest intracranial length.
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  • Trochlear nerve
  • nervus trochlearis
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  • Trochlear+Nerve
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  • A08.800.800.120.800
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