loading...| Preferred Name |
hypoglossal nerve |
| Synonyms |
nervus hypoglossus hypoglossal XII hypoglossal nerve tree 12n nervus hypoglossus [xii] twelfth cranial nerve nerve XII nervi hypoglossalis hypoglossal XII nerve CN-XII cranial nerve XII hypoglossal nerve [XII] hypoglossal nerve/ root |
| Definitions |
Cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of the tongue. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001650 |
| database_cross_reference |
OpenCyc:Mx4rv9eWA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MBA:813 EHDAA:2859 BAMS:XIIn MESH:D007002 BTO:0003386 BAMS:12n XAO:0004215 EHDAA2:0000798 AAO:0010477 UMLS:C0020614 FMA:50871 MA:0001094 HBA:9343 BAMS:nXII VHOG:0000693 NCIT:C12732 GAID:828 http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=704 EMAPA:17269 http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=704 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362471008 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0020614 |
| definition |
Cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of the tongue. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Gray794.png |
| dubious_for_taxon | |
| extends_fibers_into | |
| external_definition |
Nerve which innervates the muscles associated with the tongue including mm geniohyoideus, genioglossus, hyoglossus and rectus cervicis.[AAO] Cranial nerve that innervates muscles in the tongue. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-14, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG] In amphibians, represents the hypoglossal nerve in amniotes. Innverates mm. geniohyoideus, genioglossus, hyoglossus, rectus cervicis |
| external_ontology_notes |
we use a broad definition of this cranial nerve that encompasses the amphibian predecessor of true amniote hypoglossal nerves |
| has_broad_synonym |
12n |
| has_exact_synonym |
hypoglossal XII hypoglossal nerve tree nervus hypoglossus [xii] twelfth cranial nerve hypoglossal XII nerve cranial nerve XII hypoglossal nerve [XII] |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
nervus hypoglossus nerve XII nervi hypoglossalis CN-XII hypoglossal nerve/ root |
| homology_notes |
Cranial nerves XI and XII evolved in the common ancestor to amniotes (non-amphibian tetrapods) thus totalling twelve pairs.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001650 |
| in_subset | |
| innervates | |
| label |
hypoglossal nerve |
| notation |
UBERON:0001650 |
| prefLabel |
hypoglossal nerve |
| subClassOf |