Cranial Nerves Diagram Face

It is intended for the use of medical students working on human anatomy student nurses physiotherapists electro radiological technicians and residents especially those working in neurology neurosurgery otolaryngology and for any physician.
Cranial nerves diagram face. The facial nerve is also known as the seventh cranial nerve cn7. This nerve performs two major functions. This human anatomy module is about the cranial nerves.
Moves eyelids rotates eyeballs adjust pupils and lens of the eye oculo. The 12 cranial nerves are pairs of nerves that start in different parts of your brain. Smell try to remember this by thinking of a stinky factory putting out pollution cranial nerve ii optic.
Motor cranial nerves help control muscle movements in the head and neck. Vision optic is another word for eye and your eyes are responsible for vision cranial nerve iii oculomotor. It consists of 15 vector anatomical drawings with 280 anatomical structures labeled.
Learn to explore each nerve in a 3 d diagram. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve vii of the 12 paired cranial nerves.
It emerges from the brainstem between the pons and the medulla and controls the muscles of facial expression. Assessment of the cranial nerves provides insightful and vital information about the patient s nervous system. Anatomy of facial nerve diagram anatomy of facial nerve diagram in this image you will find facial nerve facial nucleus abducent nucleus superior salivary nucleus 7th nerve 8th nerve nucleus solitarius superior scc lateral scc nerve to stapedius greater superficial petrosal nerve vidian nerve parasymphathetic lacrimal gland in it.
It also functions in the conveyance of taste sensations from the anterior two thirds of the tongue and oral cavity and it supplies preganglionic. Diagram of cranial nerves. It conveys some sensory information from the tongue and the interior of the mouth.