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which nerve innervates most of the muscles to the palate?

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vagus CN X

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orange arrow cranial nerve

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trigeminal nerve CN V

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Pink bracket

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hypoglossal nerve CN XII

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red arrow

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CN III Oculomotor nerve

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which cranial nerves are located in the hindbrain? (medulla region)

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CN IX, CN X, CN XI, CN XII

(glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory, hypoglossal)

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light blue arrow structure

what nerve exits here?

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foramen ovale

V3 of trigeminal CN V

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Green Arrow cranial nerve

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Facial nerve CN VII

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Red Arrow structure

Which nerve exits here

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hypoglossal canal

hypoglossal nerve CN XII

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what does the trochlear nerve CN IV innervate?

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superior oblique muscle of the eye

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which cranial nerve is sandwiched between the olives and pyramid?

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hypoglossal nerve CN XII

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which nerve innervates most of the muscles of the pharynx

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vagus CN X

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three divisions of the trigeminal nerve

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ophthalmic nerve V1

maxillary nerve V2

mandibular nerve V3

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Blue bracket

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Vagus nerve CN X

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which cranial nerves are located in the hindbrain? (pons region)

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CN V, CN VI, CN VII, CN VIII

(trigeminal, abducent, facial, vestibulocochlear)

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Green Arrow

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CN I Olfactory nerve

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orange arrow cranial nerve

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accessory nerve CN XI

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vagus nerve CN X carries somatic sensory nerves from what region

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some pharynx

all of the larynx

small amount in the external ear canal

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Blue arrow structure

Which nerve exits here?

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Jugular foramen

glossopharyngel nerve CN IX, vagus nerve CN X, accessory nerve CN XI

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to reach their final destinations, most parasympathetic hitchhike on sensory brances of the

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trigeminal nerve

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which nerve innervates muscles of facial expression?

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facial nerve CN VII

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Pink Arrow structure

What nerve exits here

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foramen rotundum

V2 of trigeminal nerve CN V

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What does the abducent nerve CN VI innervate?

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lateral rectus muscle of the eye

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Path accessory nerve CN XI takes in and out of the skull

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in the foramen magnum, exits the jugular foramen

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light blue arrow cranial nerve

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Abducent nerve CN VI

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Green Arrow
Glossopharyngeal nerve CN IX
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Blue arrow cranial nerve
vestibulocochlear CN VIII
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Red arrow cranial nerve
oculomotor nerve CN III
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purple arrow
CN IV Trochlear nerve
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Green Arrow structure: What nerve exits?
Cirbiform plate CN I, olfactory nerve
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Blue Arrow
Motor Root of Trigeminal nerve CN V
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pink arrow cranial nerve
trochlear nerve CN IV
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which cranial nerve innervates muscles that are involved in mastication?
mandibular nerve CN V3
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Which cranial nerves are located in the midbrain?
CN III, CN IV (oculomotor, trochlear)
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Blue arrow cranial nerve
optic nerve CN II
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Blue arrow structure: What nerve exits here?
optic canal optic nerve CN II
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What is Stern's third law?
All muscles with gloss- in the name are innervated by hypoglossal nerve CN XII
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which cranial nerves are located on the olive?
glossopharyngeal CN IX, vagus nerve CN X
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Glossopharyngeal nerve CN IX carries somatic sensory from what region
posterior third of the tongue, pharynx, middle ear
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Which cranial nerve takes the longest route through the cavernous sinus?
Abducent nerve CN VI
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which nerve innervates most of the muscles of the toungue?
hypoglossal nerve CN XII
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What is Stern's second law?
all muscles with palat- in the name are innervated by vagus nerve CN X
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Red Arrow structure: What nerve exits here?
Superior orbital fissure oculomotor CN III, trochlear CN IV, V1 of trigeminal nerve CN V, Abducent nerve CN VI
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Red Arrow
Abducent nerve CN VI
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Which 4 cranial nerves carry presynaptic parasympathetic fibers out of the brain
cranial nerves: 3-9-7-7 go to ganglia: C-O-P-S vagus nerve carries these fibers but does not synpase in any of the head ganglia
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which nerve innervates tensor muscles?
mandibular nerve CN V3
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Green Arrow
Sensory root of Trigeminal nerve CN V
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pink arrow cranial nerve
vagus nerve CN X
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Yellow Arrow
Vestibulocochlear nerve CN VIII
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which root of trigeminal is larger?
sensory root
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Green arrow cranial nerve
olfactory nerve CN I
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the hypoglosasl canal is located just lateral to which structure
foramen magnum
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Red Arrow cranial nerve
glossopharyngeal CN IX
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The facial nerve CN VII carries somatic sensory from:
little region of external ear
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What is Stern's first law
all muscles with tensor in the name are innervated by CN V3 (mandibular)
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What structure is located between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone?
superior orbital fissure
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Blue Arrow
CN II Optic nerve
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light blue arrow cranial nerve
hypoglossal nerve CN XII
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Which cranial nerves are located in the forebrain?
CN I and CN II (olfactory and optic)
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which cranial nerves pass through the cavernous sinus?
CN III, CN IV, CN V, CN VI
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Pink Arrow
Facial Nerve CN VII
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Which cranial nerve is the largest
Trigeminal CN V
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What does the glossopharyngeal CN IX nerve innervate?
stylopharyngeus muscle (in the pharynx)
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which cranial nerve innervates the muscles of the eye (mostly)
oculomotor nerve CN III
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Green arrow structure What nerve exits here?
Internal acoustic meatus Facial nerve CN VII, vestibulocochlear nerve CN VIII
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What are the four parasympathetic ganglia in the head
ciliary ganglion pterygopalatine ganglion otic ganglion submadibular ganglion
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Red arrow
spinal accessory nerve CN XI
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What does the spinal accessory nerve CN XI innervate?
sternocleidomastoid trapezius
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which nerve innervates muscles of the larynx
vagus CN X
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cranial nerves traveling to the orbit must travel through:
optic canal or superior orbital fissure

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