Hypoglossal Nerve
Synonyms
Cranial Nerve XII
Cranial Nerve XIIs
Cranial Nerve, Twelfth
Cranial Nerves, Twelfth
Hypoglossal Nerves
Hypoglossus, Nervus
Nerve XII
Nerve XII, Cranial
Nerve XIIs
Nerve XIIs, Cranial
Nerve, Hypoglossal
Nerve, Twelfth Cranial
Nerves, Hypoglossal
Nerves, Twelfth Cranial
Nervus Hypoglossus
Twelfth Cranial Nerve
Twelfth Cranial Nerves
XII, Nerve
XIIs, Nerve
The 12th cranial nerve. The hypoglossal nerve originates in the hypoglossal nucleus of the medulla and supplies motor innervation to all of the muscles of the tongue except the palatoglossus (which is supplied by the vagus). This nerve also contains proprioceptive afferents from the tongue muscles.