Flashcards in Abducent/Abducens Nerve Deck (6):
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What type of motor fibers are conveyed by the abducent nerve?
somatic efferent (SE)
2
What is the embryonic origin of skeletal muscles innervated by the abducent nerve?
the skeletal muscle is derived from the somites hence somatic efferent (SE)
3
At its apparent origin cranial nerve VI conveys which classification of neural pathways?
somatic efferent pathway
4
What is the site of the apparent origin of the sixth cranial nerve from the brain?
the pons
5
What is the efferent nucleus for the sixth cranial nerve?
abducens motor nucleus or abducent motor nucleus
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