Anatomy
abducens nerve Audio
ab·du·cens nerve
Subclass of:
Cranial Nerves
Definitions related to abducens nerve:
  • A cranial nerve that supplies motor impulses to the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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