English Dictionary

accessory nerve

名詞

(neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.

日本語の意味

高等脊椎動物における第11脳神経（副神経）であり、延髄および上部脊髄から起始し、咽頭、上胸部、背部および肩の筋肉の運動機能を制御する神経。

The surgeon carefully preserved the accessory nerve during the neck dissection to prevent shoulder weakness.

外科医は頸部郭清の際に肩の筋力低下を防ぐために副神経を丁寧に温存した。

意味（1）

(neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.

accessory nerves （ plural ）