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Accessory Nerve

see synonyms of accessory nerve

Noun

1. accessory nerve, eleventh cranial nerve, nervus accessorius, spinal accessory

arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Accessory Nerve

see synonyms of accessory nerve
noun
either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax

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Accessory Nerve

see synonyms of accessory nerve
n.
Either of the 11th pair of cranial nerves, which convey motor impulses to the pharynx and muscles of the upper thorax, back, and shoulders.

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