| pars cochlearis nervi vestibulocochlearis | <anatomy, nerve> The cochlear part of the acoustic (8th cranial) nerve. The cochlear nerve fibres originate from neurons of the spiral ganglion and project peripherally to cochlear hair cells and centrally to the cochlear nuclei of the brainstem. They mediate the sense of hearing. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pars intracanaliculus nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve lying within the optic canal. Synonym: pars intracanaliculus nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars intracranialis nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve between the optic canal and the optic chiasm. Synonym: pars intracranialis nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars intralaminaris nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve as it passes through the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. Synonym: pars intralaminaris nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars intraocularis nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve within the eye; it is divided into intralaminar, postlaminar, and prelaminar parts. Synonym: pars intraocularis nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars orbitalis nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve between the eye and the optic canal. Synonym: pars orbitalis nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars postlaminaris nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve posterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. Synonym: pars postlaminaris nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars prelaminaris nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve anterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. Synonym: pars prelaminaris nervi optici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars spinalis nervi accessorii | <anatomy> An alternate term for spinal root of accessory nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars vagalis nervi accessorii | <anatomy, nerve> The roots of the accessory nerve which arise from the medulla; the nerve fibres of the cranial root join the intracranial portion of the vagus nerve and are distributed to the pharyngeal plexus, providing the motor innervation of the soft palate (except the tensor veli palati) and the pharynx. Synonym: pars vagalis nervi accessorii, radices craniales, accessory portion of spinal accessory nerve, cranial roots, vagal part of accessory nerve, vagal part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars vestibularis nervi vestibulocochlearis | <anatomy, nerve> The vestibular part of the acoustic (8th cranial) nerve. The vestibular nerve fibres arise from neurons of scarpa's ganglion and project peripherally to vestibular hair cells and centrally to the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem. These fibres mediate the sense of balance and head position. (12 Dec 1998) |
| circulus vasculosus nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> A network of branches of the short ciliary arteries on the sclera around the point of entrance of the optic nerve. Synonym: circulus vasculosus nervi optici, circulus arteriosus halleri, circulus zinnii, Haller's circle, Zinn's corona, Zinn's vascular circle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica nervi laryngei | <anatomy, nerve> The slight fold of mucosa in the piriform recess of the pharynx that encloses the superior laryngeal nerve. Synonym: plica nervi laryngei, fold of laryngeal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| portio major nervi trigemini | <anatomy, nerve> The large sensory root of the trigeminal (or fifth cranial) nerve, extending from the semilunar ganglion into the pons through the middle cerebellar peduncle or brachium pontis, immediately lateral to the small motor root. Synonym: radix sensoria nervi trigemini, portio major nervi trigemini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| portio minor nervi trigemini | <anatomy, nerve> The smaller root of the trigeminal nerve, composed of fibres originating from the trigeminal motor nucleus and emerging from the pons medial to the much larger sensory root, to join the mandibular nerve; it carries motor and proprioceptive fibres to the muscles derived from the first bronchial (mandibular) arch, including the four muscles of mastication, plus the mylohyoid, anterior belly of the digastric, and the tensores tympani and veli palati. Synonym: radix motoria nervi trigemini, masticator nerve, portio minor nervi trigemini. (05 Mar 2000) |