Preferred Name |
hypoglossal nerve |
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Synonyms |
hypoglossal XII nerve hypoglossal nerve [XII] cranial nerve XII hypoglossal XII twelfth cranial nerve nervus hypoglossus [xii] hypoglossal nerve tree 12n hypoglossal nerve/ root nervus hypoglossus nervi hypoglossalis CN-XII nerve XII |
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Definitions |
Cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of the tongue. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001650 |
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database_cross_reference |
AAO:0010477 EMAPA:17269 EHDAA2:0000798 neuronames:704 UMLS:C0020614 XAO:0004215 Wikipedia:Hypoglossal_nerve MESH:D007002 SCTID:362471008 VHOG:0000693 BTO:0003386 NCIT:C12732 BIRNLEX:820 BAMS:12n BAMS:XIIn BAMS:nXII EHDAA:2859 FMA:50871 GAID:828 HBA:9343 MA:0001094 MBA:813 |
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definition |
Cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of the tongue. |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Gray794.png |
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dubious_for_taxon | ||
extends_fibers_into | ||
external_definition |
Nerve which innervates the muscles associated with the tongue including mm geniohyoideus, genioglossus, hyoglossus and rectus cervicis.[AAO] Cranial nerve that innervates muscles in the tongue. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-14, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG] In amphibians, represents the hypoglossal nerve in amniotes. Innverates mm. geniohyoideus, genioglossus, hyoglossus, rectus cervicis |
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external_ontology_notes |
we use a broad definition of this cranial nerve that encompasses the amphibian predecessor of true amniote hypoglossal nerves |
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has_broad_synonym |
12n |
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has_exact_synonym |
hypoglossal XII nerve hypoglossal nerve [XII] cranial nerve XII hypoglossal XII twelfth cranial nerve nervus hypoglossus [xii] hypoglossal nerve tree |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
hypoglossal nerve/ root nervus hypoglossus nervi hypoglossalis CN-XII nerve XII |
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homology_notes |
Cranial nerves XI and XII evolved in the common ancestor to amniotes (non-amphibian tetrapods) thus totalling twelve pairs.[well established][VHOG] |
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id |
UBERON:0001650 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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innervates |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000378 |
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label |
hypoglossal nerve |
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notation |
UBERON:0001650 |
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only in taxon | ||
prefLabel |
hypoglossal nerve |
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present_in_taxon | ||
subClassOf |