The outer trochlear rim being the smaller of the two, inward luxation does not occur in the horse. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
The researchers concluded that the VMO is indeed an important stabilizer of the patella in the trochlear groove. From Wordnik.com. [FitBits: Fitness News You Can Use] Reference
When the patella is situated upon the inner trochlear rim, the tibia must be extended because of the traction exerted by the straight ligaments. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
The trochlear muscle of the eye acts in this manner. From Wordnik.com. [Theism: The Witness of Reason and Nature to an All-Wise and Beneficent Creator.] Reference
The inferior end is continuous with the trochlear nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
The cells of the trochlear nucleus are large, irregular and yellowish in color. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
Is there a medical term for shallow trochlear groove/sulcus in which the patella rides?. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
The base is concave; and the head presents a trochlear surface for articulation with the second phalanx. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6d. 3. The Phalanges of the Foot] Reference
The trochlear nerve (Fig. 776), the smallest of the cranial nerves, supplies the Obliquus superior oculi. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5d. The Trochlear Nerve (N. Trochlearis; Fourth Nerve)] Reference
The trochlear notch of the ulna projects farther anteriorly, locking into the humeral olecranon fossa during extension. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
It is sometimes associated with fracture of the edge of the trochlear surface, which renders retention in position difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
The superior surface of the body presents, behind, a smooth trochlear surface, the trochlea, for articulation with the tibia. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference
From the ventral longitudinal bundle collaterals are given off to the nuclei of the eye muscles, the oculomotor, the trochlear and the abducens. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
The grooves are separated by an elevated ridge, or tubercle, the trochlear process (peroneal tubercle), which varies much in size in different bones. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference
It sometimes receives a filament from the trochlear nerve, but this is possibly derived from the branch which goes from the ophthalmic to the trochlear nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
The nucleus of the trochlear nerve is small and nearly circular, and is on a level with a plane carried transversely through the upper part of the inferior colliculus. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4b. The Mid-brain or Mesencephalon] Reference
A slightly elevated ridge, the frænulum veli, descends upon its upper part from between the inferior colliculi, and on either side of this the trochlear nerve emerges. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
In the cavernous sinus (Fig. 786), the oculomotor, trochlear, and ophthalmic nerves are placed in the lateral wall of the sinus, in the order given, from above downward. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
Here the nerve is placed below the trochlear nerve and the frontal and lacrimal branches of the ophthalmic nerve, while the nasociliary nerve is placed between its two rami. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5c. The Oculomotor Nerve] Reference
The nucleus is serially homologous with the nuclei of the trochlear and oculomotor above and with the hypoglossal and medial part of the anterior column of the spinal cord below. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
In the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus the trochlear nerve forms communications with the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal and with the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5d. The Trochlear Nerve (N. Trochlearis; Fourth Nerve)] Reference
Besides these scattered cells it contains three groups which constitute the nuclei of the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, and the nucleus of the mesencephalic root of the trigeminal nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4b. The Mid-brain or Mesencephalon] Reference
In front of this the greater part of the lateral surface of the calcaneus is subcutaneous; on it, below and in front of the lateral malleolus, the trochlear process, when present, can be felt. From Wordnik.com. [XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 13. Surface Anatomy of the Lower Extremity] Reference
It communicates with the oculomotor, the trochlear, the ophthalmic and the abducent nerves, and with the ciliary ganglion, and distributes filaments to the wall of the internal carotid artery. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 7a. The Cephalic Portion of the Sympathetic System] Reference
The oculomotor, trochlear, ophthalmic, and abducent nerves bear certain relations to each other in the cavernous sinus, at the superior orbital fissure, and in the cavity of the orbit, as follows: 4. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
Its nucleus of origin, trochlear nucleus, is a small, oval mass situated in the ventral part of the central gray matter of the cerebral aqueduct at the level of the upper part of the inferior colliculus. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
The tendon then extends obliquely forward across the lateral side of the calcaneus, below the trochlear process, and the tendon of the Peronæus brevis, and under cover of the inferior peroneal retinaculum. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 8c. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Leg] Reference
NB-nucleus accessorius medialis of Bechterew, ND-nucleus of Darkschewitsch, SCP-superior cerebellar peduncle, vlpNr-ventorlateral part of parvicellular red nucleus, III-oculomotor nucleus, IV-trochlear nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
To the former set belong the oculomotor, trochlear, abducent, and hypoglossal nerves; to the latter, the accessory and the motor fibers of the trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus nerves (Figs. 659, 660). From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 2. Development of the Nervous System] Reference
The talus projects on the dorsum, the anterior part of its trochlear surface escapes from the tibio-fibular socket, and the calcaneus is drawn up so that it comes into contact with the bones of the leg (Fig. 147). From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
(It may seem rather surprising that three of the twelve cranial nerves are concerned with motions of the eyeball, the abducens and trochlear nerves supplying one muscle each, the oculomotor nerve supplying the rest. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Adult nerve palsy strabismus surgery trochlear. From Wordnik.com. [humor « WordPress.com Tag Feed] Reference
+) and mainly located at the level of the caudal oculomotor nucleus and of the trochlear nucleus (. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
The first letters of the words stand for the cranial nerves: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, auditory, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory, and hypoglossal. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 2] Reference
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