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The hypoglossal nerve, also known as the twelfth cranial nerve, cranial nerve XII, or simply CN XII, is a cranial nerve that innervates all the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue except for the palatoglossus, which is innervated by the vagus nerve.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypoglossal nerve | FMA | 50871 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | Innervates | Genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, intrinsic muscles of the tongue | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | Latin | nervus hypoglossus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | MeSH | D007002 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | NeuroNames | 704 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | TA2 | 6357 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | TA98 | A14.2.01.191 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Hypoglossal nerve | related to Damage | Reports | 0.60 | section |
| Hypoglossal nerve | related to Damage | The | 0.60 | section |
| Hypoglossal nerve | related to Damage | These | 0.60 | section |
| Hypoglossal nerve | related to Damage | Guillain-Barre | 0.60 | section |
| Hypoglossal nerve | related to Damage | Damage | 0.60 | section |
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