See Also: accessory portion of spinal accessory nerve(medicine)
Accessory nerve(medicine)
Accessory nerve(health)
accessory nerve trunk(medicine)
spinal accessory nerve(medicine)
internal ramus of accessory nerve(medicine)
internal branch of accessory nerve(medicine)
external branch of accessory nerve(medicine)
spinal part of accessory nerve(medicine)
vagal part of accessory nerve(medicine)

Accessory nerve (medicine)


accessory nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The accessory nerve enervates the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the trapezius muscles.

Lesions of the eleventh result in drooping of the shoulder and inability to rotate the head away from the affected side.

Synonym: cranial nerve XI.