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Nerves

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

94 nerves

94 nerves in Head & Skull Clear ×

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… Nerve Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve nervus petrosus major Head & Skull The greater superficial petrosal nerve (GSPN) carries preganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the superior salivatory nucleus via… 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 Inferior Alveolar Nerve Canal Course nervus alveolaris inferior in canali mandibulae Head & Skull The inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) enters the mandibular foramen on the medial ramus, traverses the mandibular… Nerve Infraorbital Nerve nervus infraorbitalis Head & Skull The infraorbital nerve is the terminal branch of the maxillary nerve, emerging from the infraorbital foramen… Nerve Jacobson Nerve nervus tympanicus Jacobsoni Head & Skull Jacobson nerve (tympanic nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) arising from the… Nerve Lacrimal Nerve nervus lacrimalis Head & Skull The lacrimal nerve is the smallest branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1).… Nerve Lacrimal Nerve Branch nervus lacrimalis Head & Skull The lacrimal nerve is a branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1) that… 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 Lesser Palatine Nerves nervi palatini minores Head & Skull The lesser palatine nerves emerge through the lesser palatine foramina posterior to the greater palatine foramen… Nerve Lesser Petrosal Nerve nervus petrosus minor Head & Skull The lesser petrosal nerve carries preganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the tympanic plexus (via the tympanic nerve… 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 Lingual Nerve in the Submandibular Triangle nervus lingualis in regione submandibulari Head & Skull The lingual nerve (from V3) passes between the medial pterygoid and the mandibular ramus in the… Nerve Long Ciliary Nerves nervi ciliares longi Head & Skull The long ciliary nerves are branches of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that pass from 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 Marginal Mandibular Nerve ramus marginalis mandibulae nervi facialis Head & Skull The marginal mandibular nerve is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) arising from the… 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 Meningeal Branch of Mandibular Nerve ramus meningeus nervi mandibularis Head & Skull The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve (also called the nervus spinosus) re-enters the skull through… Nerve Mental Nerve nervus mentalis Head & Skull The mental nerve is the terminal sensory branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, exiting through the… Nerve Middle Meningeal Nerve nervus meningeus medius Head & Skull The middle meningeal nerve (nervus spinosus) is a recurrent branch of the mandibular nerve (V3) that…