Body Region: Head & Skull

  • May 2, 2026
    The vestibular nerve carries special sensory fibres from the vestibular ganglion (Scarpa ganglion) to the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem…
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    The greater petrosal nerve arises from the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve in the petrous temporal bone and carries…
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    The deep petrosal nerve consists of postganglionic sympathetic fibres from the superior cervical ganglion that travel along the internal carotid…
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    The masseteric nerve is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that passes laterally through the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The buccal nerve is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that passes between the two…
  • May 2, 2026
    The posterior auricular nerve is the first extracranial branch of the facial nerve (CN VII), given off just below the…
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    The nerve to mylohyoid arises from the inferior alveolar nerve just before it enters the mandibular foramen. It descends in…
  • May 2, 2026
    The zygomaticotemporal nerve is a branch of the zygomatic nerve (from the maxillary division of the trigeminal, V2). It passes…
  • May 2, 2026
    The greater palatine nerve descends from the pterygopalatine ganglion through the greater palatine canal to emerge at the greater palatine…
  • May 2, 2026
    CN I is unique among cranial nerves — it is a direct extension of the brain (the olfactory bulb) rather…

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