Anatom3DVI — Abducens nerve
Nervus abducens (VI) · VI — odtahující nerv
Nervous system
Looks like
A slender nerve running a long course up the skull base from the pons to the outer muscle of the eye.
What it does
Turns the eye outwards, away from the nose.
Keeping it well
Its long path makes it sensitive to raised brain pressure; new side-by-side double vision with headache needs same-day care.