Abducens Nerve Today

It travels through the subarachnoid space and pierces the dura mater to enter Dorello's canal .

The , also known as cranial nerve VI (CN VI) , is a motor nerve primarily responsible for outward eye movement. It innervates the lateral rectus muscle , which pulls the eye laterally toward the temple in a movement called abduction . Key Anatomy and Course abducens nerve

It leaves the brainstem at the junction of the pons and the medulla (pontomedullary junction). It travels through the subarachnoid space and pierces

The abducens nerve has one of the longest and most vulnerable intracranial paths of all cranial nerves. abducens nerve