See Also: Cranial nerve X(health)
Cranial nerve V(health)
Cranial nerve VI(health)
cranial nerve XII(medicine)
cranial nerve XI(medicine)
cranial nerve X(medicine)
cranial nerve VII(medicine)
Cranial nerve XI(health)
cranial nerve V(medicine)
cranial nerve IX(medicine)

cranial nerve VI (medicine)


cranial nerve VI -->
abducent nerve
<anatomy> The abducent nerve enervates a muscle which moves the eyeball.

Lesions of the sixth cranial nerve result in deviation of the eyeball outward and double vision.

Synonym: cranial nerve VI.