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Abducens Nerve
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Definition
: 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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Other names
Sixth Cranial Nerve; Cranial Nerve VI; VI, Cranial Nerve; Nerves, Sixth Cranial; Nerves, Abducens; Nerve, Abducent; Nerve VIs, Cranial; Cranial Nerves, Sixth; Cranial Nerve VIs; Abducens Nerves; VIs, Cranial Nerve; Sixth Cranial Nerves; Nerves, Abducent; Nerve, Sixth Cranial; Nerve, Abducens; Nerve VI, Cranial; Cranial Nerve, Sixth; Abducent Nerves; Abducent Nerve
