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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 and intrinsic muscles of the tongue except for the palatoglossus, which is innervated by the vagus nerve.
23 wrz 2015 · Cranial Nerve XII: The Hypoglossal Nerve - by Kenneth Walker. The hypoglossal nerve is usually tested by asking the patient to stick out their tongue, and move it from side to side. Even at rest, with a chonric lesion.
Definition. This nerve controls all tongue movements. Nuclear or infranuclear lesions produce paralysis, atrophy, and fasciculations of the tongue on the involved side. Supranuclear lesions produce mild to moderate contralateral weakness that may be transient.
12 kwi 2019 · Cranial nerve XII is the hypoglossal nerve, a somatic motor nerve so named for its literal translation of “under” and “tongue.” In this article, we discuss the structure and function of the hypoglossal nerve, before describing the clinical relevance of this nerve.
18 cze 2022 · The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve (CN XII) (TA: nervus hypoglossus or nervus cranialis XII). It arises from the medulla and passes through the hypoglossal canal to the neck, where it travels to the sublingual space to supply somatic motor innervation to all of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue, with the ...
7 lis 2022 · The hypoglossal nerve is the 12th cranial nerve (CN XII). It is mainly an efferent nerve for the tongue musculature. The nerve originates from the medulla and travels caudally and dorsally to the tongue (see Image.
20 maj 2024 · The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) is exclusively a motor nerve carrying general somatic efferent fibers (GSE). It innervates all intrinsic and almost all extrinsic muscles of the tongue, as well as one suprahyoid muscle, the geniohyoid muscle.