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Abstract
The 6th cranial nerve which 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.
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19 entry terms
- Abducent Nerve
- Cranial Nerve VI
- Nerve VI
- Nervus Abducens
- Sixth Cranial Nerve
- Abducen, Nervus
- Abducens, Nervus
- Abducent Nerves
- Cranial Nerve VIs
- Cranial Nerve, Sixth
- Nerve VI, Cranial
- Nerve VIs
- Nerve VIs, Cranial
- Nerve, Abducens
- Nerve, Abducent
- Nerve, Sixth Cranial
- Nerves, Sixth Cranial
- Nervus Abducen
- Sixth Cranial Nerves
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
neoplasms = ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)
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History Note
77; was ABDUCENT NERVE 1963-76
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Abducens Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000010. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000010
- Abducens Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abducens_nerve
- Abducens Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318773