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hypoglossal nerve

hypoglossal nerve The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve.

The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve. It begins in the medulla, controls movement of nearly all the tongue muscles except the palatoglossus, and also carries position-sense information from the tongue muscles.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Hypoglossal Nerve” (D007002).
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