Cranial Nerve VI. Supplies lateral rectus, an extrinsic muscle of the eye.

Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body. Clap your hands together and then move them away from each other; this is abduction. The opposite of abduction is adduction.

A localized collection of pus in a cavity, formed by the disintegration of tissues.

A type of epilepsy that occurs especially in children and is manifested by a sudden momentary loss of cosciousness with minimal motor manifestations.

Reversible acetic acid ester of choline that serves as a neurotransmitter at the myoneural junction, in parasympathetic ganglia, and at parasympathetic nerve endings.

The eighth cranial nerve or nervi vestibulocochlearis, which consists of two sets of fibers, the pars vestibularis nervi octavi and the pars cochlear nervi octavi. It connects to the brain by correspo [..]

A tumor or new growth which involves the acoustic division of the eighth cranial nere, largely made up of nerve cells and nerve fibers.

Particular spots on the body where a muscle or its fascia is easily irritated and symptomatic in terms of pain.

Degree of movement of a segment of a joint. In testing, the movement should be voluntary.

Of recent onset (hours, days, or a few weeks).