abducens nerve formation

id: GO:0021599
name: abducens nerve formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process that gives rise to the abducens nerve. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The motor function of the abducens nerve is to contract the lateral rectus which results in abduction of the eye.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0021603cranial nerve formation