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Preferred term

Accessory Nerve  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The 11th cranial nerve which originates from NEURONS in the MEDULLA and in the CERVICAL SPINAL CORD. It has a cranial root, which joins the VAGUS NERVE (10th cranial) and sends motor fibers to the muscles of the LARYNX, and a spinal root, which sends motor fibers to the TRAPEZIUS and the sternocleidomastoid muscles.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve XI
  • Eleventh Cranial Nerve
  • Nerve XI
  • Nervus Accessorius
  • Spinal Accessory Nerve

In other languages

  • French

  • Nerf accessoire de Willis
  • Nerf crânien 11
  • Nerf crânien XI
  • Nerf spinal accessoire
  • Onzième nerf crânien
  • Onzième paire crânienne

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