Anatomical evidence for the absence of a morphologically distinct cranial root of the accessory nerve in man

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-10

  Lachman, Nirusha ^b   Acland, Robert D ^a,d   Rosse, Cornelius ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Tecnikon Natal ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory nerve; Glossopharyngeal nerve; PMR; Posterior cranial fossa; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SPINAL ROOT; VAGUS NERVE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FORAMEN MAGNUM; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TERMINOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0036138899     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.1084     Document Type: Article

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