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CN 11 (Cranial Nerve (Eleven; XI); Spinal Accessory)

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was given as the name for the CN 11 (Cranial Nerve (Eleven; XI); Spinal Accessory) because it receives an additional or accessory root from the upper part of the spinal cord. "Accessory" comes from the Latin accessio, "an approach."