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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

tissue go
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

animal tissue go
the tissue in the bodies of animals

nervous tissue, nerve tissue go
tissue composed of neurons

fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus go
a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)

nerve, nervus go
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

cranial nerve
any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem

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olfactory nerve, nervii olfactorii, first cranial nerve go
a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
optic nerve, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract go
the cranial nerve that serves the retina
oculomotor, oculomotor nerve, nervus oculomotorius, third cranial nerve go
supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis, fourth cranial nerve go
either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
trigeminal, trigeminal nerve, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, fifth cranial nerve go
the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
abducent, abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve go
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve go
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve go
a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve go
sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue
vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve go
a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
accessory nerve, spinal accessory, nervus accessorius, eleventh cranial nerve go
arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve
hypoglossal, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve go
supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles