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æbˈdu sɛnz, -sənz, -ˈdyu-ab·ducen·s nerve

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abducent, abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nervenoun

    a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

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  1. abducens nervenoun

    A nerve that controls the lateral rectus muscle, in the eye.

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  1. 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.

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  1. abducens nerve

    The abducens nerve, also known as cranial nerve VI, is a motor nerve that controls the movement of a single muscle, the lateral rectus muscle, responsible for moving the eye outward, away from the nose. This nerve originates from the abducens nucleus in the brainstem and travels through the superior orbital fissure to reach the eye. Disorders or injuries to the abducens nerve can lead to problems with eye movement and double vision.

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  1. Abducens nerve

    The abducens nerve or abducent nerve is a somatic efferent nerve that controls the movement of a single muscle, the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, in humans. In most other mammals it also innervates the musculus retractor bulbi, which can retract the eye for protection. Homologous abducens nerves are found in all vertebrates except lampreys and hagfishes. The human CN VI is derived from the basal plate of the embryonic pons.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Abducens Nerve

    The 6th cranial nerve. The abducens nerve 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abducens nerve in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abducens nerve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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