Abducens nerve (VI)

Nerves · Latin: Nervus abducens (VI)

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The abducens nerve (or abducent nerve) is the sixth cranial nerve (CNVI), in humans, that controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle, responsible for outward gaze.

It is a somatic efferent nerve.

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