BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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supplies motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscle, which rolls the eye laterally
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abducens
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facial
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vestibulocochlear
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glossopharyngeal
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vagus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The abducens nerve supplies the lateral rectus muscle of the human eye. This muscle is responsible for outward gaze. The abducens nerve carries axons of type GSE, general somatic efferent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The abducens nerve (cranial nerve VI) exits the brainstem from the pons-medullary junction and innervates the lateral rectus muscle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Abducens nerve (VI): A mixed nerve, but primarily a motor nerve. This nerve carries impulses to the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. This muscle is an extrinsic eye muscle that is involved in positioning the eyeball.
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