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ACCESSORY NERVE
ANATOMY
ACCESSORY NERVE
CN XI: ANATOMICAL COURSE
▸ The accessory nerve is the eleventh paired cranial nerve
▸ It has a purely somatic motor function, innervating the
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
▸ Traditionally, the accessory nerve is divided into spinal and cranial parts
Spinal Component
▸ The spinal portion arises from neurones of the upper spinal cord,
specifically C1-C5/C6 spinal nerve roots
▸ These fibres coalesce to form the spinal part of the accessory nerve, which
then runs superiorly to enter the cranial cavity via the foramen magnum
ACCESSORY NERVE
CN XI: ANATOMICAL COURSE - SPINAL COMPONENT
▸ The nerve traverses the posterior cranial fossa to reach the jugular foramen
▸ It briefly meets the cranial portion of the accessory nerve, before exiting
the skull (along with the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves)
▸ Outside the cranium, the spinal part descends along the internal carotid
artery to reach the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which it innervates
▸ It then moves across the posterior triangle of the neck to supply motor
fibres to the trapezius
▸ Note: The extracranial course of the accessory nerve is relatively superficial
(it runs between the investing and prevertebral layers of fascia), and thus
leaves it vulnerable to damage
https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/cranial-nerves/accessory/
ACCESSORY NERVE
CN XI: ANATOMICAL COURSE - CRANIAL COMPONENT
▸ The cranial portion is much smaller, and arises from the lateral aspect of
the medulla oblongata
▸ It leaves the cranium via the jugular foramen, where it briefly contacts the
spinal part of the accessory nerve
▸ Immediately after leaving the skull, cranial part combines with the vagus
nerve (CN X) at the inferior ganglion of vagus nerve
▸ The fibres from the cranial part are then distributed through the vagus
nerve
▸ For this reason, the cranial part of the accessory nerve is considered as
part of the vagus nerve
ACCESSORY NERVE
CN XI: MOTOR FUNCTION
▸ The spinal accessory nerve innervates two muscles
▸ the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
Sternocleidomastoid
▸ Attachments
▸ Runs from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the manubrium
(sternal head) and the medial third of the clavicle (clavicular head)
▸ Actions
▸ Lateral flexion and rotation of the neck when acting unilaterally, and
anterior flexion of the neck at the atlanto-occipital joints when acting
bilaterally
ACCESSORY NERVE
CN XI: MOTOR FUNCTION
Trapezius
▸ Attachments
▸ Runs from the base of the skull and the spinous processes of the C7-T12
vertebrae to lateral third of the clavicle and the acromion of the scapula
▸ Actions
▸ It is made up of upper, middle and lower fibres
▸ The upper fibres of the trapezius elevate the scapula and rotate it during
abduction of the arm
▸ The middle fibres retract the scapula and the lower fibres pull the
scapula inferiorly
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Accessory nerve

  • 2. ACCESSORY NERVE CN XI: ANATOMICAL COURSE ▸ The accessory nerve is the eleventh paired cranial nerve ▸ It has a purely somatic motor function, innervating the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles ▸ Traditionally, the accessory nerve is divided into spinal and cranial parts Spinal Component ▸ The spinal portion arises from neurones of the upper spinal cord, specifically C1-C5/C6 spinal nerve roots ▸ These fibres coalesce to form the spinal part of the accessory nerve, which then runs superiorly to enter the cranial cavity via the foramen magnum
  • 3. ACCESSORY NERVE CN XI: ANATOMICAL COURSE - SPINAL COMPONENT ▸ The nerve traverses the posterior cranial fossa to reach the jugular foramen ▸ It briefly meets the cranial portion of the accessory nerve, before exiting the skull (along with the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves) ▸ Outside the cranium, the spinal part descends along the internal carotid artery to reach the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which it innervates ▸ It then moves across the posterior triangle of the neck to supply motor fibres to the trapezius ▸ Note: The extracranial course of the accessory nerve is relatively superficial (it runs between the investing and prevertebral layers of fascia), and thus leaves it vulnerable to damage
  • 5. ACCESSORY NERVE CN XI: ANATOMICAL COURSE - CRANIAL COMPONENT ▸ The cranial portion is much smaller, and arises from the lateral aspect of the medulla oblongata ▸ It leaves the cranium via the jugular foramen, where it briefly contacts the spinal part of the accessory nerve ▸ Immediately after leaving the skull, cranial part combines with the vagus nerve (CN X) at the inferior ganglion of vagus nerve ▸ The fibres from the cranial part are then distributed through the vagus nerve ▸ For this reason, the cranial part of the accessory nerve is considered as part of the vagus nerve
  • 6. ACCESSORY NERVE CN XI: MOTOR FUNCTION ▸ The spinal accessory nerve innervates two muscles ▸ the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius Sternocleidomastoid ▸ Attachments ▸ Runs from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the manubrium (sternal head) and the medial third of the clavicle (clavicular head) ▸ Actions ▸ Lateral flexion and rotation of the neck when acting unilaterally, and anterior flexion of the neck at the atlanto-occipital joints when acting bilaterally
  • 7. ACCESSORY NERVE CN XI: MOTOR FUNCTION Trapezius ▸ Attachments ▸ Runs from the base of the skull and the spinous processes of the C7-T12 vertebrae to lateral third of the clavicle and the acromion of the scapula ▸ Actions ▸ It is made up of upper, middle and lower fibres ▸ The upper fibres of the trapezius elevate the scapula and rotate it during abduction of the arm ▸ The middle fibres retract the scapula and the lower fibres pull the scapula inferiorly
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