Items tagged “cranial nerve”
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Abducens nerve
The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). It is a motor nerve responsible for abduction of the eye (TA: nervus abducens or nervus cranialis VI). It courses from the abducens nucleus, located in the dorsal pons, up to the cavernous sinus, via a long cisternal segment that is prone to...
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Olfactory nerve
The olfactory nerve is the first (CN I) cranial nerve (TA: nervus olfactorius or nervus cranialis I) and is responsible for conveying the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain. Strictly speaking, the term olfactory 'nerve' refers only to the short first order neurons (olfactory filam...
Case
Facial nerve schwannoma
Published
29 Jan 2009
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MRI
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Cranial nerves (mnemonic)
There are many cranial nerve mnemonics that can be memorable and rude/lewd. Either way, they can be helpful for remembering the names of the twelve cranial nerves, as well as remembering which nerves are sensory, motor, or both.
Remembering cranial nerve names in order of CN I to CN XII:
On ol...
Case
Trigeminal schwannoma
Published
13 Aug 2010
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Annotated image
MRI
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Abducens nerve on MRI
Published
09 Apr 2012
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MRI
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Foramen ovale contents (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember foramen ovale contents is:
OVALE
Mnemonic
O: otic ganglion (inferior)
V: V3 cranial nerve (mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve)
A: accessory meningeal artery
L: lesser petrosal nerve
E: emissary veins
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Vagus nerve
The vagus nerve (TA: nervus vagus or nervus cranialis X), the tenth cranial nerve (CN X), exits the skull through the jugular foramen, travels down the neck within the carotid sheath, over the pericardium and into the abdomen, giving off numerous branches. It is the longest cranial nerve.
It is...
Case
Facial nerve anatomy - labeled CT
Published
30 Apr 2014
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CT
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Nervus terminalis
The nervus terminalis, also referred to as cranial nerve zero, cranial nerve XIII, zero nerve, nerve N or NT, is a previously unnumbered cranial nerve, most rostral of all cranial nerves.
Gross anatomy
It is a bilateral bundle of nerve fibers, which runs in the subarachnoid space from the medi...
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