abducens nerve 
abducens [ab-du´senz] (L.)
Etymology: L, abducere, to take away
either of the paired sixth cranial nerves. It arises in the pons near the fourth ventricle, leaves the brainstem between the medulla oblongata and pons, and passes through the cavernous sinus and the superior orbital fissure. It controls the lateral rectus muscle, turning the eye outward. Also called abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve.
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Abducens nerve
abducens [ab-du´senz] (L.)
abducens nerve the sixth cranial nerve; it arises from the pons and supplies the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball, allowing for motion. Paralysis of the nerve causes diplopia (double vision). See anatomic Table of Nerves in the Appendices.
abducens
[L.] drawing away.
abducens nerve
see abducent nerve, and Table 14.
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