About The Medical Condition Accessory Nerve, Spinal
Find the definition of the medical term Accessory Nerve, Spinal. Accessory Nerve, Spinal defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.
Accessory Nerve, Spinal
| Accessory Nerve, Spinal Medical Condition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Accessory Nerve, Spinal?
The 11th cranial nerve. The accessory nerve originates from neurons in the medulla and in the cervical spinal cord. It has a cranial root, which joins the vagus (10th cranial) nerve and sends motor fibers to the muscles of the larynx, and a spinal root, which sends motor fibers to the trapezius and the sternocleidomastoid muscles. Damage to the nerve produces weakness in head rotation and shoulder elevation.
|
More Medical Conditions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day
- Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitides ‐ Conditions in which inhalation of organic dusts results in hypersensitivity…
- Survivor, Long-Term ‐ Persons who have experienced a prolonged survival after serious…
- Fascioliasis ‐ Helminth infection of the liver caused by species of…
- Incidence Studies ‐ Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified.…
- Pasteurella tularensis ‐ The etiologic agent of TULAREMIA in man and other warm-blooded…
- Fox-Fordyce Disease ‐ Chronic pruritic disease, usually in women, characterized by…
- Insecticides, Botanical ‐ Insecticides derived from plant…
- Olfactory Mucosa ‐ That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory endings…
- Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck ‐ An ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS causing chronic liver disease and hepatocellular…
- Generalized Onset Seizure Disorder ‐ Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which…