Preferred Label : abducens nerve;
Uberon definition : Cranial nerve that runs to the eye muscles.;
Uberon synonym : lateral rectus nerve; abducens nerve [VI]; abducent nerve [VI]; abducens nerve tree; sixth cranial nerve; nervus abducens; abducens VI nerve;
Uberon related term : abducents VI nerve; abducent nerve; nerve VI; CN-VI; cranial nerve VI; abducens nerve/root;
Uberon broad term : 6n;
Uberon Homology note : We conclude this section by listing some of the many synapomorphies of craniates,
including (...) (5) cranial nerves (...) (reference 1); Phylogenetically, the cranial
nerves are thought to have evolved from dorsal and ventral nerves of a few anterior
spinal nerves that became incorporated into the braincase. Dorsal and ventral nerves
fuse in the trunk but not in the head, and they produce two series: dorsal cranial
nerves (V, VII, IX, and X) and ventral cranial nerves (III, IV, VI, and XIII) (reference
2).[well established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : Homologous abducens nerves are found in all vertebrates except lampreys and hagfishes.[WP]
It controls the movement of a single muscle, the lateral rectus muscle of the eye,
in humans. In most other mammals it also innervates the musculus retractor bulbi,
which can retract the eye for protection;
Origin ID : 0001646;
UMLS CUI : C0000741;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- develops from
- innervated by
- innervates
Cranial nerve that runs to the eye muscles.
