accessory nerve
accessory nerve (spinal accessory nerve) n. the eleventh cranial nerve (XI), which arises from two roots, cranial and spinal. Fibres from the cranial root form the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which supplies the internal laryngeal muscles; fibres from the spinal root supply the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles, in the neck region.
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