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Abducent

Abducent

1. Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane.

Synonym: abducent Nerve, abducens.

Origin: L. Abducens a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus Muscle of the eye.


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... trigeminal nerve (nerve that innervates the face). 3) the optic canal and superior orbital fissure. the cranial nerves that move the eye muscles (abducent, occulomotor and trochlear nerves), the nerve that supplies the eye (optic nerve) and the blood vessels to the eye (opthalmic artery - branch ...

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