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Hypoglossal nerve

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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FMA
50871
Innervates
Genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Latin
nervus hypoglossus
MeSH
D007002
NeuroNames
704
TA2
6357

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Hypoglossal nerveFMA508711.00infobox
Hypoglossal nerveInnervatesGenioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, intrinsic muscles of the tongue1.00infobox
Hypoglossal nerveLatinnervus hypoglossus1.00infobox
Hypoglossal nerveMeSHD0070021.00infobox
Hypoglossal nerveNeuroNames7041.00infobox
Hypoglossal nerveTA263571.00infobox
Hypoglossal nerveTA98A14.2.01.1911.00infobox
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