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Nerves

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

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94 nerves in Head & Skull Clear ×

Nerve Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve nervus alveolaris superior medius Head & Skull The middle superior alveolar nerve is an inconstant branch of the infraorbital nerve (V2) present in… Nerve Mylohyoid Nerve nervus mylohyoideus Head & Skull The mylohyoid nerve is a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve arising just before or as… Nerve Nasociliary Nerve nervus nasociliaris Head & Skull The nasociliary nerve is a branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1), entering… Nerve Nasopalatine Nerve nervus nasopalatinus Head & Skull The nasopalatine nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) from the pterygopalatine ganglion. It… Nerve Nerve of the Pterygoid Canal (Vidian Nerve) nervus canalis pterygoidei Head & Skull The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the union of the greater… Nerve Nerve to Lateral Pterygoid nervus musculi pterygoidei lateralis Head & Skull The nerve to the lateral pterygoid is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular… Nerve Nerve to Masseter nervus massetericus Head & Skull The masseteric nerve is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that… Nerve Nerve to Medial Pterygoid nervus musculi pterygoidei medialis Head & Skull The nerve to medial pterygoid is a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3) given off just… Nerve Nerve to Mylohyoid nervus mylohyoideus Head & Skull The nerve to mylohyoid arises from the inferior alveolar nerve just before it enters the mandibular… Nerve Nerve to Tensor Tympani nervus musculi tensoris tympani Head & Skull The nerve to tensor tympani is a small branch from the medial pterygoid nerve (itself from… Nerve Nerve to Tensor Veli Palatini nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini Head & Skull The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a branch of the medial pterygoid nerve from the… Nerve Nervus Intermedius nervus intermedius Wrisbergii Head & Skull The nervus intermedius (nerve of Wrisberg) is the sensory and autonomic root of the facial nerve… Nerve Nervus Spinosus nervus spinosus (ramus meningeus nervi mandibularis) Head & Skull The nervus spinosus (ramus meningeus of V3) is the recurrent meningeal branch of the mandibular division… 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… Nerve Oculomotor Nerve (CN III) — Full nervus oculomotorius Head & Skull CN III is the primary ocular motor nerve, supplying four of the six extraocular muscles plus… Nerve Olfactory Nerve (CN I) nervus olfactorius Head & Skull CN I is unique among cranial nerves — it is a direct extension of the brain… Nerve Ophthalmic Nerve nervus ophthalmicus (CN V1) Head & Skull The ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve is the smallest of the three divisions, providing purely… Nerve Ophthalmic Nerve Overview nervus ophthalmicus (V1) Head & Skull The ophthalmic nerve (V1) is the smallest and most superior division of the trigeminal nerve, arising… Nerve Optic Nerve (CN II) nervus opticus Head & Skull CN II is not a true peripheral nerve but a white matter tract of the brain… Nerve Otic Ganglion ganglion oticum Head & Skull The otic ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion located in the infratemporal fossa immediately below the foramen… Nerve Posterior Auricular Nerve nervus auricularis posterior Head & Skull The posterior auricular nerve is the first extracranial branch of the facial nerve (CN VII), given… Nerve Posterior Ethmoid Nerve nervus ethmoidalis posterior Head & Skull The posterior ethmoid nerve is the smaller terminal branch of the nasociliary nerve (V1), passing through… Nerve Posterior Ethmoidal Nerve nervus ethmoidalis posterior Head & Skull The posterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that exits the… Nerve Posterior Nasal Nerves nervi nasales posteriores Head & Skull The posterior nasal nerves are branches of the maxillary nerve (V2) via the pterygopalatine ganglion, exiting…