Vagus nerve
Vagus Nerve
Introduction The vagus nerve, also known as the 10th cranial nerve or CN X, is one of the longest and most complex nerves in the human body. It starts in…
Accessory nerve
Accessory Nerve (CN XI)
Introduction The accessory nerve, also known as cranial nerve XI (CN XI), is one of the 12 cranial nerves in humans. It is considered a motor nerve and primarily innervates…
Oculomotor Nerve Palsy
Oculomotor Nerve Palsy
What is an Oculomotor Nerve Palsy? An eye condition called oculomotor nerve palsy or oculomotor neuropathy is caused by injury to the third cranial nerve or one of its branches. As…
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Introduction The glossopharyngeal nerve is also called the ninth cranial nerve (CN IX). It is one of the four cranial nerves, that perform sensory, motor, and parasympathetic functions. It starts…
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerveÂ
Introduction The vestibulocochlear nerve is also called cranial nerve eight (CN VIII). The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) connects the vestibular and cochlear nerves. It is situated within the internal auditory…
Radial Nerve Anatomy
Radial Nerve
Radial Nerve Anatomy The radial nerve is a peripheral nerve that supplies specific regions of the arm, wrist, hand, and forearm (see Image). posterior nerves of the upper extremities. This…
Cranial-Nerve-Disorders
Cranial Nerve Disorder
A Cranial Nerve Disorder is a dysfunction of one of the twelve cranial nerves, which originate at the base of the brain, travel via openings in the skull, and supply…
Abducens nerve
Abducens Nerve
Introduction The abducens nerve, also known as the abducent nerve, controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle, allowing your eye to rotate away from the centre of your body…
Trigeminal nerve
Trigeminal Nerve
Introduction The trigeminal nerve (CN V) is its fifth and largest cranial nerve. Its primary function is to provide sensory innervation to the face, which is divided into three major…
Trochlear nerve
Trochlear nerve
Introduction The trochlear nerve, or fourth cranial nerve (CN IV), acts as one of the ocular motor nerves that regulate eye movement. As the only cranial nerve with a dorsal…