Term: cranial nerve III axon
Name: cranial nerve III
Synonyms: CN-III, occulomotor, oculomotor nerve
Definition: Cranial nerve which innervates muscles of the ocular motor system. The oculomotor nerve innervates the inferior oblique, inferior rectus, medial rectus and superior rectus extraocular muscles.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000405]
Name: axon
Synonyms:
Definition: The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030424]    QuickGO    AmiGO