View source for CN VI (ABDUCENS)-B. ORIGIN

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1. The abducens nucleus is somatic motor, hence it lies in the midline of the fourth ventricle.
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<br/>2. The fibers of the facial nerve lie over it to produce a bulge in the ventricle: facial colliculus.


==Reference(s)==
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. [https://amzn.to/3xyB8Wc Get it on Amazon.]
<br/>Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. [https://amzn.to/3KhTEtQ Get it on Amazon.]

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