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Abducens nerve

The abducens nerve or abducent nerve, also known as the sixth cranial nerve, cranial nerve VI, or simply CN VI, is a cranial nerve in humans and various other animals that controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle, one of the extraocular muscles responsible for outward gaze. It is a somatic efferent nerve.

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FMA
50867
From
Abducens nucleus
Innervates
Lateral rectus muscle
Latin
nervus abducens
MeSH
D000010
NeuroNames
550

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Abducens nerve

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related to Peripheral lesions · 9
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nerve abducens sixth eye lateral rectus muscle damage pons nucleus cranial brainstem also gaze anatomy ed medial affected palsy movement

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Abducens nerveFMA508671.00infobox
Abducens nerveFromAbducens nucleus1.00infobox
Abducens nerveInnervatesLateral rectus muscle1.00infobox
Abducens nerveLatinnervus abducens1.00infobox
Abducens nerveMeSHD0000101.00infobox
Abducens nerveNeuroNames5501.00infobox
Abducens nerveTA262831.00infobox
Abducens nerveTA98A14.2.01.0981.00infobox
Abducens nervecausesweak or incomplete abduction of the affected eye0.90text
Abducens nerverelated to CourseThe0.60section
Abducens nerverelated to CourseIt0.60section
Abducens nerverelated to CourseDorello's0.60section

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