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What (who) is Abducens - definition
Abducens nerve
CRANIAL NERVE CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE LATERAL RECTUS MUSCLE
Abducens; Sixth cranial nerve; Sixth nerve; Nervus abducens; Abducent nerves; Sixth Cranial Nerve; Abducens nerve diseases; Abducens nerve injury; Abducent nerve; CN VI; VI nerve; 6th cranial nerve; VI cranial nerve; Abdusens nerve; Abducens VI nerve; Abducens nerves; Cranial nerve 6; CN6
The abducens nerve or abducent nerve, also known as the sixth cranial nerve, cranial nerve VI, or simply CN VI, is a cranial nerve in humans and various other animals that controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle, one of the extraocular muscles responsible for outward gaze. It is a somatic efferent nerve.
abducens nerves
CRANIAL NERVE CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE LATERAL RECTUS MUSCLE
Abducens; Sixth cranial nerve; Sixth nerve; Nervus abducens; Abducent nerves; Sixth Cranial Nerve; Abducens nerve diseases; Abducens nerve injury; Abducent nerve; CN VI; VI nerve; 6th cranial nerve; VI cranial nerve; Abdusens nerve; Abducens VI nerve; Abducens nerves; Cranial nerve 6; CN6
[ab'dju:s(?)nz]
¦ plural noun Anatomy the pair of cranial nerves supplying the muscles concerned with lateral movement of the eyes.
Origin
C19: abducens (mod. L., 'leading away'), from L. abducere (see abduct).
Abducens nucleus
![[[Vestibulo-ocular reflex]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ThreeNeuronArc.png ?width=200 "[[Vestibulo-ocular reflex]]")
The abducens nucleus is the originating nucleus from which the abducens nerve (VI) emerges—a cranial nerve nucleus. This nucleus is located beneath the fourth ventricle in the caudal portion of the pons, medial to the sulcus limitans.
