Head & Skull

Nerves in the Head & Skull region

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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) nervus abducens Head & Skull The abducens nerve (CN VI) arises from the abducens nucleus in the dorsal pons, runs through… 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 Anterior Ethmoid Nerve nervus ethmoidalis anterior Head & Skull The anterior ethmoid nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (V1), passing through the anterior… Nerve Anterior Ethmoidal Nerve nervus ethmoidalis anterior Head & Skull The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (from V1) that passes through… Nerve Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve nervus alveolaris superior anterior Head & Skull The anterior superior alveolar nerve is a branch of the infraorbital nerve (V2) arising within the… Nerve Auricular Branch of the Vagus ramus auricularis nervi vagi Head & Skull The auricular branch of the vagus nerve (Arnold nerve) arises from the superior (jugular) ganglion of… Nerve Auriculotemporal Nerve nervus auriculotemporalis Head & Skull The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve that carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibres from… Nerve Buccal Branch of the Facial Nerve rami buccales nervi facialis Head & Skull The buccal branches of the facial nerve emerge from the anterior parotid gland and cross the… Nerve Buccal Nerve nervus buccalis Head & Skull The buccal nerve is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that… Nerve Chorda Tympani chorda tympani Head & Skull The chorda tympani is a branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensation from the… Nerve Cochlear Nerve nervus cochlearis Head & Skull The cochlear nerve is the auditory division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII), carrying special sensory… Nerve Deep Petrosal Nerve nervus petrosus profundus Head & Skull The deep petrosal nerve consists of postganglionic sympathetic fibres from the superior cervical ganglion that travel… Nerve Deep Temporal Nerves nervi temporales profundi Head & Skull The deep temporal nerves are two or three branches of the anterior division of the mandibular… 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 Facial Nerve Intratemporal Segments nervus facialis, pars intratemporalis Head & Skull After entering the internal auditory canal (meatal segment), the facial nerve traverses the temporal bone in… Nerve Frontal Nerve nervus frontalis Head & Skull The frontal nerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1).… 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…

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