SPINAL ACCESSORY NERVE Definition & Meaning

spinal accessory nerve

noun

accessory nerve.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spinal accessory nerve¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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Bernard was the first to succeed in following the spinal accessory nerve back to the jugular foramen, seizing it here with a strong pair of forceps and drawing it out by the roots.

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Accessory or Spinal Accessory Nerve.—This nerve is seldom damaged within the skull.

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