Anatomy : Brain : Brainstem : Cranial Nerve Nuclei :
Trochlear Nerve

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The fourth cranial nerve, known as the trochleear nerve, supplies the superior oblique muscle of the eye.  The nucleus for this nerve lies in the midbrain, and passes through the cavernous sinus to enter the superior orbital fissure of the orbit.