BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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abducens (VI)
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optic (II)
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accessory (XI)
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facial (VII)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cranial nerve six (CN VI), also known as the abducens nerve, is one of the nerves responsible for the extraocular motor functions of the eye, along with the oculomotor nerve (CN III) and the trochlear nerve (CN IV).
Detailed explanation-2: -The oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve (CN III). It enables eye movements, such as focusing on an object that’s in motion. Cranial nerve III also makes it possible to move your eyes up, down and side to side.
Detailed explanation-3: -The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). It is, along with the oculomotor nerve (CN III) and the trochlear nerve (CN IV), responsible for the extraocular motor functions of the eye. It has a purely somatic motor function.
Detailed explanation-4: -The abducens nerve is a purely motor nerve, responsible for providing general somatic efferent (GSE)/ motor innervation to just one muscle, the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.