The abducent nerve (Fig. 777) supplies the Rectus lateralis oculi. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
The abducent nerve lies at the lateral side of the internal carotid artery. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
The movement is abducent, as it causes a great tension in the front part of the abdomen. From Wordnik.com. [Massage and the Original Swedish Movements] Reference
The pathway for voluntary motor impulses is probably similar to that for the abducent nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
The abducent nerve is not labelled, but is seen passing forward to the eye under the mandibular and maxillary nerves. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 2. Development of the Nervous System] Reference
The nucleus of the trapezoid body lies between the root fibers of the abducent nerve and the superior olivary nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
This portion of the artery is surrounded by filaments of the sympathetic nerve, and on its lateral side is the abducent nerve. From Wordnik.com. [VI. The Arteries. 3a. 4. The Internal Carotid Artery] Reference
Some of its axons pass backward to the abducent nucleus, this bundle is known as the peduncle of the superior olivary nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4e. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
The abducent nerve is joined by several filaments from the carotid and cavernous plexuses, and by one from the ophthalmic nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
Below the optic nerve are the inferior division of the oculomotor, and the abducent, the latter lying on the medial surface of the Rectus lateralis. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
The communicating branches with the abducent nerve consist of one or two filaments which join that nerve as it lies upon the lateral side of the internal carotid artery. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 7a. The Cephalic Portion of the Sympathetic System] Reference
Behind and below, the pons is continuous with the medulla oblongata, but is separated from it in front by a furrow in which the abducent, facial, and acoustic nerves appear. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
It communicates with the oculomotor, the trochlear, the ophthalmic and the abducent nerves, and with the ciliary ganglion, and distributes filaments to the wall of the internal carotid artery. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 7a. The Cephalic Portion of the Sympathetic System] Reference
Between the two heads of the Rectus lateralis is a narrow interval, through which pass the two divisions of the oculomotor nerve, the nasociliary nerve, the abducent nerve, and the ophthalmic vein. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The oculomotor, trochlear, ophthalmic, and abducent nerves bear certain relations to each other in the cavernous sinus, at the superior orbital fissure, and in the cavity of the orbit, as follows: 4. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
At the anterior end of the nucleus of the abducent nerve they make a second bend, and run downward and forward through the pons to their point of emergence between the olive and the inferior peduncle. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5g. The Facial Nerve] Reference
The superior division of the oculomotor is the highest of these; beneath this lies the nasociliary branch of the ophthalmic; then the inferior division of the oculomotor; and the abducent lowest of all. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
Besides these scattered nerve cells, there are some larger masses of gray substance, viz., the superior olivary nucleus and the nuclei of the trigeminal, abducent, facial, and acoustic nerves (Fig. 696). From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
Fibers are said to pass through the medial longitudinal fasciculus from the nucleus of the abducent nerve into the oculomotor nerve of the opposite side, and through this nerve to the Rectus medialis oculi. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4b. The Mid-brain or Mesencephalon] Reference
To the former set belong the oculomotor, trochlear, abducent, and hypoglossal nerves; to the latter, the accessory and the motor fibers of the trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus nerves (Figs. 659, 660). From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 2. Development of the Nervous System] Reference
As these nerves pass forward to the superior orbital fissure, the oculomotor and ophthalmic divide into branches, and the abducent nerve approaches the others; so that their relative positions are considerably changed. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 1F. The Abducent Nerve] Reference
The Levator palpebræ superioris, Obliquus inferior, and the Recti superior, inferior, and medialis are supplied by the oculomotor nerve; the Obliquus superior, by the trochlear nerve; the Rectus lateralis, by the abducent nerve. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The ophthalmic nerve is joined by filaments from the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic, and communicates with the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducent nerves; it gives off a recurrent filament which passes between the layers of the tentorium. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
The internal carotid plexus communicates with the semilunar ganglion, the abducent nerve, and the sphenopalatine ganglion; it distributes filaments to the wall of the carotid artery, and also communicates with the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 7a. The Cephalic Portion of the Sympathetic System] Reference
Others after decussating, terminate either directly or indirectly in the motor nuclei of the trigeminal, abducent, facial, and hypoglossal nerves; but most of them are carried through the pons, and at its lower surface are collected into the pyramids of the medulla. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
Through this fissure the oculomotor, the trochlear, the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal, and the abducent nerves enter the orbital cavity, also some filaments from the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic and the orbital branches of the middle meningeal artery. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
On either side of the dorsum sellæ is a notch for the passage of the abducent nerve, and below the notch a sharp process, the petrosal process, which articulates with the apex of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, and forms the medial boundary of the foramen lacerum. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 5. The Sphenoid Bone] Reference
The nucleus of the abducent nerve (nucleus n. abducentis) is a circular mass of gray substance situated close to the floor of the fourth ventricle, above the striæ medullares and subjacent to the medial eminence: it lies a little lateral to the ascending part of the facial nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
On the medial wall of each sinus is the internal carotid artery, accompanied by filaments of the carotid plexus; near the artery is the abducent nerve; on the lateral wall are the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, and the ophthalmic and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal nerve (Fig. 571). From Wordnik.com. [VII. The Veins. 3b. 5. The Sinuses of the Dura Mater] Reference
Its upper end is slightly constricted, and between it and the pons the fibers of the abducent nerve emerge; a little below the pons it becomes enlarged and prominent, and finally tapers into the anterior funiculus of the medulla spinalis, with which, at first sight, it appears to be directly continuous. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
The fibers of the abducent nerve pass forward through the entire thickness of the pons on the medial side of the superior olivary nucleus, and between the lateral fasciculi of the cerebrospinal fibers, and emerge in the furrow between the lower border of the pons and the pyramid of the medulla oblongata. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
They bear a definite relationship to certain of the cranial nerves; thus, from before backward the first and second grooves overlie the nucleus of the trigeminal; the third, the nucleus of the facial; the fourth, that of the abducent; the fifth, that of the glossopharyngeal; and the sixth, that of the vagus. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 2. Development of the Nervous System] Reference
The branch of communication with the oculomotor nerve joins that nerve at its point of division; the branch to the trochlear nerve joins it as it lies on the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus; other filaments are connected with the under surface of the ophthalmic nerve; and a second filament joins the abducent nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 7a. The Cephalic Portion of the Sympathetic System] Reference
It transmits the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducent nerves, the three branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, some filaments from the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic, the orbital branch of the middle meningeal artery, a recurrent branch from the lacrimal artery to the dura mater, and the ophthalmic vein. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 5. The Sphenoid Bone] Reference
In the superior part of the fossa the medial eminence has a width equal to that of the corresponding half of the fossa, but opposite the superior fovea it forms an elongated swelling, the colliculus facialis, which overlies the nucleus of the abducent nerve, and is, in part at least, produced by the ascending portion of the root of the facial nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
It transmits to the orbital cavity the oculomotor, the trochlear, the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal, and the abducent nerves, some filaments from the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic, and the orbital branch of the middle meningeal artery; and from the orbital cavity a recurrent branch from the lacrimal artery to the dura mater, and the ophthalmic veins. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5d. The Interior of the Skull] Reference
The base retains its position in relation to the ventral aspect of the central canal, and, when the latter opens into the fourth ventricle, appears in the rhomboid fossa close to the middle line, where it forms the nuclei of the hypoglossal and abducent nerves; while above the level of the ventricle it exists as the nuclei of the trochlear and oculomotor nerves in relation to the floor of the cerebral aqueduct. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon] Reference
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