Body Region: Head & Skull

  • April 28, 2026
    The ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve is the smallest of the three divisions, providing purely sensory innervation to the…
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    The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve supplies sensation to the midface from the lower eyelid to the upper lip…
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    The mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve is the largest and most complex, being the only division with both sensory…
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    The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve that carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the otic ganglion to…
  • April 28, 2026
    The chorda tympani is a branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensation from the anterior tongue and parasympathetic…
  • April 28, 2026
    The lingual nerve provides general sensation (touch, pain, temperature) to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and floor of the…
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    The supraorbital nerve exits the orbit through the supraorbital foramen (or notch) at the superomedial orbital rim and supplies the…
  • April 28, 2026
    The supratrochlear nerve is the smaller medial branch of the frontal nerve, supplying the central glabellar region and medial forehead…
  • April 28, 2026
    The greater occipital nerve is the largest of the three occipital nerves, a branch of the C2 posterior primary ramus…
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    The hypoglossal nerve is the motor nerve to the tongue, supplying all tongue muscles except the palatoglossus (which is supplied…

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