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Descriptor English: Abducens Nerve
Descriptor Spanish: Nervio Abducens
Descriptor nervio abducens
Entry term(s) VI nervio craneal
VI par craneal
nervio abducente
nervio motor ocular externo
sexto nervio craneal
Scope note: Es el sexto par craneal que se origina en el NÚCLEO ABDUCENS de la PROTUBERANCIA y envía fibras motoras al músculo recto externo del OJO. El daño del nervio o de su núcleo altera el control del movimiento horizontal del ojo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nervo Abducente
Descriptor French: Nerf abducens
Entry term(s): Abducen, Nervus
Abducens, Nervus
Abducent Nerve
Abducent Nerves
Cranial Nerve VI
Cranial Nerve VIs
Cranial Nerve, Sixth
Nerve VI
Nerve VI, Cranial
Nerve VIs
Nerve VIs, Cranial
Nerve, Abducens
Nerve, Abducent
Nerve, Sixth Cranial
Nerves, Sixth Cranial
Nervus Abducen
Nervus Abducens
Sixth Cranial Nerve
Sixth Cranial Nerves
Tree number(s): A08.800.800.120.030
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000010
Scope note: The 6th cranial nerve which originates in the ABDUCENS NUCLEUS of the PONS and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the EYE. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control.
Annotation: neoplasms = ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Abducens Nerve Injury
Public MeSH Note: 77; was ABDUCENT NERVE 1963-76
Online Note: use ABDUCENS NERVE to search ABDUCENT NERVE 1966-76
History Note: 77; was ABDUCENT NERVE 1963-76
Related: Abducens Nucleus MeSH
DeCS ID: 10
Unique ID: D000010
NLM Classification: WL 330
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/20
Abducens Nerve - Preferred
Concept UI M0000010
Scope note The 6th cranial nerve which originates in the ABDUCENS NUCLEUS of the PONS and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the EYE. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control.
Preferred term Abducens Nerve
Entry term(s) Abducen, Nervus
Abducens, Nervus
Abducent Nerve
Abducent Nerves
Cranial Nerve VI
Cranial Nerve VIs
Cranial Nerve, Sixth
Nerve VI
Nerve VI, Cranial
Nerve VIs
Nerve VIs, Cranial
Nerve, Abducens
Nerve, Abducent
Nerve, Sixth Cranial
Nerves, Sixth Cranial
Nervus Abducen
Nervus Abducens
Sixth Cranial Nerve
Sixth Cranial Nerves



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