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Nerves

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

38 nerves

38 nerves in Head & Skull Clear ×

Nerve Abducens Nerve nervus abducens (CN VI) Head & Skull The abducens nerve has the longest intracranial course of any cranial nerve, making it the most… Nerve Abducens Nerve (CN VI) — Full nervus abducens Head & Skull CN VI is the motor nerve to the lateral rectus, producing abduction (outward gaze). Its long… Nerve Accessory Nerve (CN XI) — Full nervus accessorius (cranialis et spinalis) Head & Skull The accessory nerve has two functional components: the cranial part joins the vagus for laryngeal innervation,… Nerve Auriculotemporal Nerve nervus auriculotemporalis Head & Skull The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve that carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibres from… Nerve Chorda Tympani chorda tympani Head & Skull The chorda tympani is a branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensation from the… Nerve Facial Nerve nervus facialis (CN VII) Head & Skull The facial nerve is the motor nerve to all muscles of facial expression and the nerve… Nerve Facial Nerve (CN VII) — Branches nervus facialis (rami terminales) Head & Skull The five terminal branches of the facial nerve supply all muscles of facial expression. The marginal… 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 auricular nerve is the largest cutaneous branch of the cervical plexus, providing sensation to… 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… Nerve Greater Occipital Nerve (Full) nervus occipitalis major Head & Skull The greater occipital nerve is the primary sensory supply to the posterior scalp and the most… Nerve Hypoglossal Nerve nervus hypoglossus (CN XII) Head & Skull The hypoglossal nerve is the motor nerve to the tongue, supplying all tongue muscles except the… Nerve Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII) — Full nervus hypoglossus Head & Skull The hypoglossal nerve is the motor nerve to the tongue, with unilateral palsy producing tongue deviation… Nerve Inferior Alveolar Nerve nervus alveolaris inferior Head & Skull The inferior alveolar nerve is the primary sensory supply to the lower teeth and the terminal… Nerve Infraorbital Nerve nervus infraorbitalis Head & Skull The infraorbital nerve is the terminal branch of the maxillary nerve, emerging from the infraorbital foramen… Nerve Lesser Occipital Nerve nervus occipitalis minor Head & Skull The lesser occipital nerve provides sensory supply to the lateral occipital scalp and the area behind… Nerve Lingual Nerve nervus lingualis Head & Skull The lingual nerve provides general sensation (touch, pain, temperature) to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue… Nerve Lingual Nerve (Full) nervus lingualis Head & Skull The lingual nerve provides general sensation to the anterior tongue and floor of mouth, carrying the… Nerve Mandibular Nerve nervus mandibularis (CN V3) Head & Skull The mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve is the largest and most complex, being the only… Nerve Maxillary Nerve nervus maxillaris (CN V2) Head & Skull The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve supplies sensation to the midface from the lower eyelid… Nerve Mental Nerve nervus mentalis Head & Skull The mental nerve is the terminal sensory branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, exiting through the… Nerve Nasociliary Nerve nervus nasociliaris Head & Skull The nasociliary nerve is a branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1), entering… Nerve Oculomotor Nerve nervus oculomotorius (CN III) Head & Skull The oculomotor nerve controls four of the six extra-ocular muscles, the levator palpebrae superioris, and the…