| 释义 |
hypoglossal nerve
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /haɪ.pəˌɡlɒs.əl ˈnɜːv/ us /haɪ.poʊˌɡlɑː.səl ˈnɝːv/
either one of the two twelfth cranial nerves that help move the tongue :
Injury of the hypoglossal nerve may result in difficulty in chewing, speaking, and swallowing.
The hypoglossal nerve is much larger in humans than in great apes, probably because of the important role of the tongue in speech.
The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for motor innervation of the vast majority of the muscles of the tongue.
Right hypoglossal nerve palsy is characterized by deviation of the tongue to the right.
The second pair of arteries accompany the hypoglossal nerves to the brain.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The brain & nervous system
abducens nerve
abducent nerve
accessory nerve
alexithymia
allism
glossopharyngeal nerve
grey matter
hemispheric
hemispherical
hindbrain
neurogenic
neurogenically
neuroglia
neuroglial
neurohormonal
reticular formation
rhinencephalon
rhombencephalon
right brain
right-brained
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
The mouth & throat
|