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30 paź 2023 · After the rootlets fuse, the spinal accessory nerve travels cranially behind the dentate ligaments of the spinal cord. They travel parallel to the spinal cord and enter the cranial vault via the foramen magnum .
12 paź 2023 · The spinal accessory nerve innervates two muscles – the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius. Sternocleidomastoid Attachments – Runs from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the manubrium (sternal head) and the medial third of the clavicle (clavicular head).
The accessory nerve, also known as the eleventh cranial nerve, cranial nerve XI, or simply CN XI, is a cranial nerve that supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. It is classified as the eleventh of twelve pairs of cranial nerves because part of it was formerly believed to originate in the brain.
17 lip 2023 · The accessory spinal nerve or XI cranial nerve is essential for neck and shoulder movement, the intrinsic musculature of the larynx, and the sensitive afferences of the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid musculature.
The Spinal Accessory Nerve (SAN) or Cranial Nerve 11 is termed a cranial nerve as it was originally believed to originate in the brain. It has both a cranial and a spinal part, though debate still rages regarding whether the cranial part is a part of the SAN or part of the vagus nerve.
This nerve supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, which have the following functions: Rotation of head away from the side of the contracting sternocleidomastoid muscle. Tilting of the head toward the contracting sternocleidomastoid muscle. Flexion of the neck by both sternocleidomastoid muscles.
Overview of the path and function of the spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) and hypoglossal nerve (CN XII).
