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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCESSORY NERVE

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Accessory nerve is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ACCESSORY NERVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

accessory nerve

Accessory nerve

The accessory nerve is a cranial nerve that controls the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. As part of it was formerly believed to originate in the brain, it is considered the eleventh of twelve cranial nerves, or simply cranial nerve XI. Traditional descriptions of the accessory nerve divide it into two parts: a spinal part and a cranial part. However, because the cranial component rapidly joins the vagus nerve, becoming an integral part of said nerve, modern descriptions often consider the cranial component to be part of the vagus nerve and not part of the accessory nerve proper. For this reason, in contemporary discussions of the accessory nerve, the common practice is to dismiss the cranial part altogether, referring to the accessory nerve specifically as the spinal accessory nerve. The spinal accessory nerve provides motor innervation from the central nervous system to two muscles of the neck: the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle. The sternocleidomastoid muscle tilts and rotates the head, while the trapezius muscle has several actions on the scapula, including shoulder elevation and adduction of the arm.

Definition of accessory nerve in the English dictionary

The definition of accessory nerve in the dictionary is either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCESSORY NERVE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCESSORY NERVE

abducens nerve
abducent nerve
cranial nerve
enerve
facial nerve
glossopharyngeal nerve
hypoglossal nerve
lose one´s nerve
median nerve
nerve
oculomotor nerve
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
reserve
sciatic nerve
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trigeminal nerve
ulnar nerve
unnerve
vagus nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve

Synonyms and antonyms of accessory nerve in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «accessory nerve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCESSORY NERVE

Find out the translation of accessory nerve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of accessory nerve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accessory nerve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

副神经
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nervio accesorio
570 millions of speakers

English

accessory nerve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गौण तंत्रिका
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العصب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Добавочный нерв
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nervo acessório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনুষঙ্গিক নার্ভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nerf accessoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saraf aksesori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

N. accessorius
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

副神経
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

액세서리 신경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saraf aksesoris
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dây thần kinh phụ kiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணை நரம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍक्सेसरीसाठी मज्जातंतू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aksesuar sinir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nervo accessorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akcesoria nerwów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

додатковий нерв
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nervoase accesoriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεύρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

accessory senuwee
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

tillbehörs nerv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbehør nerve
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCESSORY NERVE»

Discover the use of accessory nerve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accessory nerve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology
The two branches that comprise the accessory nerve pass through the jugular foramen. Within the short passageway between the jugular foramen and the tympanooccipital fissure, the internal branch of the accessory nerve joins the vagus ...
Alexander DeLahunta, Eric Glass, 2009
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Localization in Clinical Neurology
The column of cells and lower motor neuron roots of the spinal accessory nerve are somatotopically arranged: cord levels C1 and C2 innervate predominantly the ipsilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle, and levels C3 and C4 innervate ...
Brazis, Joseph C. Masdeu, José Biller, 2011
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Surgery of Peripheral Nerves: A Case-Based Approach
The shoulder shrug is usually 4/5 strength with complete spinal accessory nerve palsy. This is due to the function of the levator scapulae muscle. The presence of a partial shoulder shrug is then interpreted as a partial lesion, and expectant ...
Rajiv Midha, Eric L. Zager, 2011
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Operative Exposures in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
SPINAL. ACCESSORY. NERVE. FIGURE 7-1 Incision for exposure of the spinal accessory nerve. ANATOMY The fibers of the spinal accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) are a series of rootlets that emerge from the spinal cord midway between ...
Allen H. Maniker, 2011
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Neuroanatomy and the Neurologic Exam: A Thesaurus of ...
i. cranial root is considered the accessory portion — accessory to the vagus ii. spinal root is considered the accessory portion — the "true" accessory nerve II. Eleventh cranial nerve has only a spinal root A. The nerve is called the accessory  ...
Terence R. Anthoney, 1993
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Human Brain Coloring Workbook
The spinal accessory nerve (A) is a motor nerve; it is called the spinal accessory nerve because it is formed from the joining of spinal and accessory roots; specifically the spinal root (C) and the (accessory) cranial roots (B). The spinal root ...
Kapil Gupta, 1997
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Clinical Electromyography: Nerve Conduction Studies
ACCESSORY NERVE PALSY The accessory nerve, cranial nerve XI, arises from the Cl to C4 spinal roots and ascends into the intracranial cavity through the foramen magnum, leaves the intracranial cavity through the jugular foramen ...
Shin J. Oh, 2003
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Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy, and Variants
The accessory nerve consists of two parts: the cranial accessory and spinal accessory nerves. 2. The cranial accessory nerve consists of motor fibers supplied by the caudal part of the nucleus ambiguus in the lateral medulla oblongata. a.
J. Randy Jinkins, 2000
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Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports Medicine
At rest, winging due to a spinal accessory nerve injury may be minimal, typically with the inferior angle of the scapula closer to the midline. It tends to be most pronounced in the plane of abduction, in contrast to long thoracic nerve palsy.
Venu Akuthota, Stanley A. Herring, 2009
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Functional and Selective Neck Dissection
muscle, the entrance of the spinal accessory nerve into the muscle is easily identified. The nerve is usually accompanied by a satellite vessel that must be carefully cauterized to avoid excessive nerve stimulation. Once identified at its entrance ...
Javier Gavilan, Lawrence W. De Santo, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCESSORY NERVE»

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Botched Shoulder Surgery Results in $4.2 Million Verdict
During the surgery, the doctor damaged Leigh's spinal accessory nerve, leaving him with permanent injuries to his left shoulder, according to ... «Connecticut Law Tribune, Jul 15»
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Jury awards Midstate patient $4.2M
During the surgery, Schwartz damaged Leigh's spinal accessory nerve, the lawsuit said. As a result, Leigh has a disfigurement on his arm and ... «Hartford Business, Jul 15»
3
Prognosis in flail upper limbs
Traditional nerve transfers using the spinal accessory nerve and the phrenic or the intercostal nerves provide consistent results for the ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Applications for leave to appeal dismissed- 14 May 2015
They reported that Ms. Lemay most likely had spinal accessory nerve damage in the area of the biopsy and discussed with her the possibility of ... «Lexology, May 15»
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On cribbing
... sternohyoideous and sternothyroideus muscles — as well as part of the ventral branch of the spinal accessory nerve. Dr. Novick believes this ... «Victorville Daily Press, Apr 15»
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Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 6th February 2015
It didn't, so I did and the doctor informed me that the vaccination had damaged my accessory nerve, that the practice averaged one such ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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The Surgeons' Lounge
Modified radical neck dissection refers to dissection of lateral lymph node basin levels II through V, where the spinal accessory nerve, internal jugular and/or ... «General Surgery News, Jan 15»
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Anatomy diagrams and supportive literature helps win complex …
Whilst the precise mechanism for her injury was unclear, it was alleged that, during surgery, the spinal accessory nerve (SAN), which ... «Lexology, Jun 14»
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Cyst Removal Results In Permanent Nerve Damage Explains Tom …
He ended up with a severed spinal accessory nerve that weakened ... shoulder and arm was the result of the spinal accessory nerve being cut. «Law Firm Newswire, Nov 13»
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Ibn Rushd on Anatomy
This is actually the eleventh nerve (the accessory nerve) and there is some confusion in Ibn Rushd's account with the description of the tenth ... «Onislam.net, Sep 13»

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