CN VI (ABDUCENS)-A. INTRODUCTION

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SUMMARY

1. The abducens nerve only supplies one extraocular muscle: the lateral rectus.

2. Its course through the BOS is long and tortuous: hence more prone to injury.


Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.