Paraabducens nucleus

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Caption = The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. The olfactory and optic centers are not represented. (Paraabducens nucleus is not labeled, but is visible near the abducens nucleus, which is VI)


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The paraabducens nucleus is a nucleus which controls lateral gaze.

It is also known as the "paramedian pontine reticular formation", or "PPRF".

As its name would indicate, it is located near the Abducens nucleus, and it sends signals to it, which in turn affects the lateral rectus and medial rectus muscles, and the medial longitudinal fasciculus.

External links

* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/chapter_1.html
* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_19.htm
* http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html