Cranial nerve VI: The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye outward.
Paralysis of the abducent nerve causes inward turning of the eye (internal strabismus) leading to double vision.
The cranial nerves, the abducent nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. There are twelve cranial nerves.
The word "abducent" comes from the Latin "ab-", away from + "ducere", to draw = to draw away. The abducent (or abducens) operates the lateral rectus muscle that draws the eye toward the side of the head. The abducent nerve is also called the abducens nerve.
Cranial nerve VI: The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that ...
Cranial mononeuropathy VI is a nerve disorder. It prevents some of the muscles that control eye movements from working well. As a result, people may see ...
Cranial Nerve VI Palsy . aka Abducens Nerve Paresis . Anatomy: Nucleus of CN VI located in the caudal pontine tegmentum, sending motor neurons supplying the lateral rectus ...
Abducens palsy; Lateral rectus palsy; Vith nerve palsy; Cranial nerve VI palsy
This page includes the following topics and synonyms: Cranial Nerve 6, Cranial Nerve VI, Abducens Nerve, CN 6.