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accessory nucleus
A slender column of motor neurons extending longitudinally through the central & lateral parts of the ventral horn of the cervical spinal cord
It consists of cell bodies for fibers of the accessory nerve (CN XI).
Related
spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
General
cranial nerve nucleus
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
spinal cord (spinal marrow)
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