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 XI (medicine)


cranial nerve XI -->
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.