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    The hypoglossal nerve, also known as the twelfth cranial nerve, cranial nerve XII, or simply CN XII, is a cranial nerve that innervates all the extrinsic...
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  • The hypoglossal nerve stimulator is a novel strategy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. It has been gaining popularity over the last few decades...
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    glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X), accessory nerve (XI) and hypoglossal nerve (XII). The olfactory nerve (I) emerges from the olfactory bulb...
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  • Thumbnail for Hypoglossal nucleus
    The hypoglossal nucleus is a cranial nerve nucleus, found within the medulla. Being a motor nucleus, it is close to the midline. In the open medulla, it...
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    and superiorly to each occipital condyle. It transmits the hypoglossal nerve. The hypoglossal canal lies in the epiphyseal junction between the basiocciput...
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  • Thumbnail for Cervical spinal nerve 1
    first cervical nerve may be rudimentary or entirely absent. Muscles innervated by this nerve are: Geniohyoid muscle- through hypoglossal nerve Rectus capitis...
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    descending in front of its sheath is the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve, this filament being joined by one or two branches from the cervical...
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    maxillary nerve and sphenopalatine ganglion. Upper part of medulla spinalis and hind- and mid-brains; posterior aspect, exposed in situ. Hypoglossal nerve, cervical...
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    to caudal: Pars oralis (from the Pons to the Hypoglossal nucleus) Pars interpolaris (from the Hypoglossal nucleus to the obex) Pars caudalis (from the...
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    Lingual branches of hypoglossal nerve Mandible of human embryo 24 mm. long. Outer aspect. Mandibular division of the trifacial nerve. Mandibular division...
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    vibration) Nuclei present in the medulla Hypoglossal nucleus (XII) - motor Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve (X) - visceromotor Nucleus ambiguus (IX...
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  • Thumbnail for Medial medullary syndrome
    the ipsilateral medullary pyramid, the medial lemniscus, and the hypoglossal nerve fibers that pass through the medulla. The spinothalamic tract is spared...
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  • function of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), the vagus nerve (CN X), the accessory nerve (CN XI), and the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII). It is caused by a...
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    bone, and the bottom of the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). The genioglossus is the major muscle responsible for...
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    inserts onto the side of the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). It acts to depress and retract the tongue. It forms a...
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    innervated by fibres derived from the cervical spinal nerve 1 that run with the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) to reach this muscle. The thyrohyoid muscle...
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    nerve (CN IX), vagus nerve (CN X), and accessory nerve (CN XI). Lies at the anterolateral margins of the foramen magnum and transmits the hypoglossal...
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    the digastric. Geniohyoid: by a branch from the hypoglossal nerve consisting of fibres from the C1 nerve. Sternohyoid, omohyoid, sternothyroid are supplied...
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    simultaneous partial hypoglossal to facial nerve transfer. In 1989, Zuker et al. suggested the use of the masseteric nerve as possible donor nerve for innervation...
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    to elevate and retract the tongue. It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). The styloglossus muscle is the shortest and smallest...
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  • Thumbnail for Head and neck anatomy
    and C-3, and the phrenic nerve, C-3 to C-5, the segmental nerve branches, C-1 to C-5. These nerve groups transmit efferent nerve (motor) information from...
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  • K-pop singer Chungha, featuring the song "Gotta Go" hypoglossal nerve (XII), twelfth cranial nerve The Big 12 Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference...
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    accessory nerve is tested for: Shrug shoulders (trapezius muscle) Turn head from side to side (sternocleidomastoid muscle) The hypoglossal nerve has a sole...
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  • trigeminal nerve's motor branch (V), the facial nerve (VII), the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), the vagus nerve (X), and the hypoglossal nerve (XII). Dysarthria...
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    The vagus nerve (/ˈveɪ.ɡəs/), also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that carries sensory fibers that...
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    sides of the tongue.[citation needed] It is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII). Its contraction elongates and narrows the tongue. The...
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  • Vagus nerve CN XI Accessory nerve (Spinal accessory nerve) CN XII Hypoglossal nerve OOOh the 2 Traceys Are From Virginia Good cause Virginians Are Hilarious...
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    blending with intrinsic muscles of the tongue. It is supplied by the hypoglossal nerve. The chondroglossus muscle is about 2 cm long. It arises from the...
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    vestibulocochlear nerve The glossopharyngeal nerve The vagus nerve The accessory nerve The hypoglossal nerve The spinal nerves The posterior divisions The...
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    the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for...
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