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30 paź 2023 · The spinal accessory nerve then takes a medial turn and travels parallel to the spine of the scapula (which is the insertion of the muscle). Accessory nerve (lateral-right view) Function
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).
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.
Spinal Portion: Travels upwards as the C1-C5/6 spinal root section joins together and exits out the jugular foramen, with the cranial portion. It goes on to supply the Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius muscles.
The spinal accessory nerve is notable for being the only cranial nerve to both enter and exit the skull. This is due to it being unique among the cranial nerves in having neurons in the spinal cord. [9] After leaving the skull, the cranial component detaches from the spinal component.
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.
16 kwi 2018 · The accessory nerve (Fig. 1), named after Thomas Willis (Willis, 1965) cranial nerve XI, innervates the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and trapezius muscles.
