See Also: twelfth cranial nerve(medicine)
Cranial nerve X(health)
cranial nerve III(medicine)
cranial nerve IV(medicine)
cranial nerve IX(medicine)
cranial nerve V(medicine)
cranial nerve VI(medicine)
cranial nerve VII(medicine)
cranial nerve X(medicine)
cranial nerve XI(medicine)

twelfth cranial nerve (medicine)


twelfth cranial nerve -->
hypoglossal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The hypoglossal nerve enervates the muscles of the tongue.

Lesions of the twelfth cranial nerve result in deviation of the tongue toward the paralysed side and thick speech.

Synonym: cranial nerve XII.