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 XII (medicine)


cranial nerve XII -->
hypoglossal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The hypoglossal nerve enervates the muscles of the tongue.

Lesions of the twelfth cranial nerve result in deviation of the tongue toward the paralysed side and thick speech.

Synonym: cranial nerve XII.