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abducens nerve

abducens nerve The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve.

The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve. It begins in the pons and carries motor signals to the eye’s lateral rectus muscle, helping control side-to-side eye movement; injury to the nerve or its nucleus can impair horizontal eye movements.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Abducens Nerve” (D000010).
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