Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
Id http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID12116
http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID12116
Preferred Name

abducens nerve

Definitions
The 6th cranial nerve. The abducens nerve 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. [MeSH]
Synonyms
nerve VI
nervus abducens
abducent nerve [VI]
abducens nerve [VI]
abducent nerve
cranial nerve VI
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