Preferred Name |
abducens nerve |
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Synonyms |
nervus abducens [VI] CN VI cranial nerve VI |
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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] |
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ID |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID12116 |
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Acronym |
CN VI |
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Definition |
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] |
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FMAID |
50867 |
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label |
RID12116 |
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Member_Of | ||
Part_Of | ||
Preferred_name |
abducens nerve |
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Preferred_name_German |
Nervus abducens |
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prefixIRI |
RID12116 |
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Synonym |
nerve VI nervus abducens nervus abducens [VI] abducent nerve [VI] abducens nerve [VI] abducent nerve cranial nerve VI |
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Synonym_German |
nervus abducens [VI] |
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UMLS_ID |
C0000741 |
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subClassOf |