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== Description ==
== Description ==
The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). It is one of the nerves responsible for the extraocular motor functions of the eye, along with the oculomotor nerve (CN III) and the trochlear nerve (CN IV).<ref>Nguyen V, Reddy V, Varacallo M. Neuroanatomy, cranial nerve 6 (abducens). StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 Aug 11.</ref>


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Description[edit | edit source]

The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). It is one of the nerves responsible for the extraocular motor functions of the eye, along with the oculomotor nerve (CN III) and the trochlear nerve (CN IV).[1]

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  1. Nguyen V, Reddy V, Varacallo M. Neuroanatomy, cranial nerve 6 (abducens). StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 Aug 11.