Nerves

Nerve reference, root levels, course, motor and sensory distribution, entrapment sites, and neuropathies.

342 nerves

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8 nerves starting with G in Head & Skull Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card

Nerve Geniculate Ganglion ganglion geniculi Head & Skull The geniculate ganglion is the sensory ganglion of the facial nerve, sitting at its first sharp…

Nerve Glossopharyngeal Nerve nervus glossopharyngeus (CN IX) Head & Skull The glossopharyngeal nerve carries taste from the posterior tongue, general sensation from the pharynx, and supplies…

Nerve Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX): Full nervus glossopharyngeus Head & Skull The glossopharyngeal nerve provides sensation to the posterior tongue and oropharynx, taste from the posterior tongue,…

Nerve Greater Auricular Nerve nervus auricularis magnus Head & Skull The greater (great) auricular nerve is the largest cutaneous branch of the cervical plexus, formed from…

Nerve Greater Occipital Nerve nervus occipitalis major Head & Skull The greater occipital nerve is the largest of the three occipital nerves, a branch of the… Also: Full overview

Nerve Greater Palatine Nerve nervus palatinus major Head & Skull The greater palatine nerve descends from the pterygopalatine ganglion through the greater palatine canal to emerge…

Nerve Greater Petrosal Nerve nervus petrosus major Head & Skull The greater petrosal nerve arises from the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve in the petrous…