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Preferred term

Abducens Nerve  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The 6th cranial nerve which originates in the ABDUCENS NUCLEUS of the PONS and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the EYE. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Abducent Nerve
  • Cranial Nerve VI
  • Nerve VI
  • Nervus Abducens
  • Sixth Cranial Nerve

In other languages

  • French

  • Nerf crânien 6
  • Nerf crânien VI
  • Nerf moteur oculaire externe
  • Sixième nerf crânien
  • Sixième paire crânienne

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MM3NBWJV-L

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