accessory nerve
English
editNoun
editaccessory nerve (plural accessory nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.
Translations
editthe 11th cranial nerve
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References
edit- “accessory nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “accessory nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.