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What (who) is abducent nerve - definition

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
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Abducens nerve         
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         
[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).
Sixth nerve palsy         
NON-NEOPLASTIC OR NEOPLASTIC DISORDER AFFECTING THE ABDUCENS NERVE (SIXTH CRANIAL NERVE)
Abducent nerve palsy; Sixth (abducent) nerve palsy; Sixth (abducens) nerve palsy; 6th nerve palsy; Lateral rectus palsy; Abducens palsy; CN6 palsy; Cranial nerve 6 palsy; VI nerve palsy; Abducens nerve palsy
Sixth nerve palsy, or abducens nerve palsy, is a disorder associated with dysfunction of cranial nerve VI (the abducens nerve), which is responsible for causing contraction of the lateral rectus muscle to abduct (i.e.

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Abducens nerve

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.