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spinal accessory nerve noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /ˌspaɪ.nəl əkˈses.ər.i ˌnɜːv/ us /ˌspaɪ.nəl əkˈses.ər.i ˌnɝːv/(written abbreviationSAN) one of a pair of nerves that help the neck and shoulders to move: The spinal accessory nerve is often injured during surgical procedures. The eleventh or spinal accessory nerve consists of two parts. The spinal accessory nerve was preserved in 96 neck dissections. This may affect the spinal accessory nerve resulting in defective shrugging of the shoulder. The vagus nerve communicates with the peripheral system and with the glossopharyngeal and spinal accessory nerves. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The brain & nervous system abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve alexithymia allism glossopharyngeal nerve grey matter hemispheric hemispherical hindbrain neurofibrillary neurogenic neurogenically neuroglia neuroglial reinnervation reticular formation rhinencephalon rhombencephalon right brain
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accessory nerve |