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Abstract
The 12th cranial nerve. The hypoglossal nerve originates in the hypoglossal nucleus of the medulla and supplies motor innervation to all of the muscles of the tongue except the palatoglossus (which is supplied by the vagus). This nerve also contains proprioceptive afferents from the tongue muscles.
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- Cranial Nerve XII
- Nerve XII
- Nervus Hypoglossus
- Twelfth Cranial Nerve
- Cranial Nerve XIIs
- Cranial Nerve, Twelfth
- Cranial Nerves, Twelfth
- Hypoglossal Nerves
- Hypoglossus, Nervus
- Nerve XII, Cranial
- Nerve XIIs
- Nerve XIIs, Cranial
- Nerve, Hypoglossal
- Nerve, Twelfth Cranial
- Nerves, Hypoglossal
- Nerves, Twelfth Cranial
- Twelfth Cranial Nerves
- XII, Nerve
- XIIs, Nerve
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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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neoplasm = HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hypoglossal Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007002. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007002
- Hypoglossal Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglossal_nerve
- Hypoglossal Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319577