How do you remember the nerve supply of the head and neck?
How do you remember the nerve supply of the head and neck?
A mnemonic to remember the nerve supply to the scalp is: GLASS Mnemonic G: greater occipital nerve / greater auricular nerve L: lesser occipital nerve A: auriculotemporal nerve S: supratrochlear nerve S: supraorbital nerve Please note that other nerves also contribute, see anatomy articl…
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- S: sensory (olfactory nerve – CN I)
- S: sensory (optic nerve – CN II)
- M: motor (oculomotor nerve – CN III)
- M: motor (trochlear nerve – CN IV)
- B: both (trigeminal nerve – CN V)
What is the easiest way to learn cranial nerves?
Watch my teaching video (below) on how to remember them
How to memorize cranial nerves?
Memorize the functions of cranial nerves five through eight. The trigeminal nerve handles sensations from the face and mouth and also controls the muscles responsible for chewing. The abducens nerve controls eye movement, and the facial nerve controls the facial muscles, tear glands and salivary glands.
What are the cranial nerve pairs?
Cranial nerve. Cranial nerve, in vertebrates, any of the paired nerves of the peripheral nervous system that connect the muscles and sense organs of the head and thoracic region directly to the brain. In higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds, mammals) there are 12 pairs of cranial nerves: olfactory (CN I), optic (CN II), oculomotor (CN III),…
Where is the cranial nerve nuclei located?
The final four cranial nerves originate from the medulla oblongata: In adults, the brainstem nuclei are located within the tegmentum, the posterior section of the brainstem (except in the midbrain where the quadrigeminal plate is most posterior).
