Accessory Nerve (CN XI)

📅 Last Updated: 01.01.2025
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This PDF covers the accessory nerve (CN XI) and its role in motor innervation of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. The pathway is detailed but visually simplified, showing its cranial and spinal roots, course, and branches. A table at the end summarizes the pathway and nerves.

📖 Sources:

  • Singh, I. (2017). Human Neuroanatomy (10th ed.).
  • Kozlowski, T. (2017). Memorix Anatomy (2nd ed.). Thieme Medical Publishers.