accessory nerve

accessory nerve

English

Noun

accessory nerve (plural accessory nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.

   Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve

Translations

the 11th cranial nerve

Chinese: Mandarin: 副神經／副神经 (fùshénjīng) Finnish: lisähermo Hungarian: járulékos ideg

References

• “accessory nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “accessory nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary