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spinal accessory

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Noun1.spinal accessory - arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nervespinal accessory - arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem


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The spinal accessory nerve came out Thursday at the hands of Brion Benninger, a surgeon at Oregon Health and Science University, for use in the school's neurological studies - research that could expand what we know about the human brain.
These benign and slowly growing tumors can arise from the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and spinal accessory nerves; lesions at these different sites are not always distinguishable from each other, either clinically or on imaging.
Ashley was subsequently diagnosed as having a probable severed spinal accessory nerve in the area of her neck.
 
 
 
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