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Accessory nerve
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Accessory nerve
The
accessory nerve
is a
cranial nerve
that controls the
sternocleidomastoid
and
trapezius
muscles
. As part of it was formerly believed to originate in the brain, it is considered the eleventh of twelve
cranial nerves
, or simply cranial nerve
XI
.
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