CranialNerves

MikeDauzvardis,PhD.
NucleusofOrigin
Nerve Attachment Foramen Components (Efferent)orTermination MainStructuresInnervated
(Afferent)

I.OLFACTORY olfactorybulb cribriformplate SVA olfactorymucosa 1)olfactorynasalmucosa(smell)

lateralgeniculatebody
opticforamen
II.OPTIC opticchiasma SSA (dienceph.)(relayedto
(canal)
calcarinefissure)

1)EdingerWestphal 1)(viaciliaryganglion)tosphincterpupillae&
GVE(parasymp) (midbrain) ciliarymuscles
sulcusonwallsof
III.OCULOMOTOR sup.orbitalfissure
interpeduncularfossa
GSE 2)Oculomotornucleus 2)sup.,med.,&inf.rectiandinf.obl.eyeball
(midbrain) musclesandlevatorpalpebraesuperioris

superiormedullary 1)trochlearnucleus
IV.TROCHLEAR sup.orbitalfissure GSE 1)superiorobliqueeyeballmuscle
velum (midbrain)

VI)skinofupperpartofface
V.TRIGEMINAL
1)sensorynuc.ofNerveV (upperorbitandabove)
1)GSA
" V2)skinofmidface,upperteeth,nasaland
" palatalmucosa
1)Ophthalmic sup.orb.fissure
V3)skinoflowerfaceandjaw,floorofmouth,
lat.partofpons (pons) mucosaofant.2/3oftongue,lowerteeth
andgums,earpinnaandcanal
2)Maxillary foramenrotundum
2)motornucleusofNerveV 2)motortomusclesofmastication,ant.bellyof
2)SVE
(pons) digast.,tensortympani,mylohyoid,tensor
3)Mandibular foramenovale
palatini(firstarchmuscles)

Sulcusbetweenpons
1)abducensnucleus
VI.ABDUCENS &medullaonanterior sup.orbitalfissure 1)GSE 1)motortolateralrectusmuscle(LR6)
(pons)
surface

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 CranialNerves
MikeDauzvardis,PhD.
NucleusofOrigin
Nerve Attachment Foramen Components (Efferent)orTermination MainStructuresInnervated
(Afferent)
1)deepsens.fromsoftpalate
1)GVA 1)nuc.solitarius(pons)
2)tastebudsfromtheanterior2/3ofthe
2)SVA 2)nuc.solitarius(pons)
tongue
Cerebellomedullary internalauditory 3)sens.fromsmallpartofearpinna
VII.FACIAL 3)GSA 3)sens.nuc.ofN5(pons)
pontineangle meatus
4)motortosubmand.&subling.gls.
4)GVE 4)sup.salivatorynuc.(pons)
lacrimalgls.,glandsinnasalmucosa
5)motortomusc.facialexpress.,post.belly
5)SVE 5)motornuc.of7(pons)
diagast.,stylohyoid,stapedius
1)SSA
Cerebellomedullary internalauditory
VIII.AUDITORY a.cochlear a.cochlearnuclei(medulla) a.organofCortiincochlearduct
pontineangle meatus
b.vestibular b.vestibularnuclei(medulla) b.semicircularcanals,utricle&saccule
1)nuc.solitarius(medulla) 1)deepsens.frompost.tongue,softpalate,
1)GVA pharynx,mucosaoftymp.cavity,post.auditory
2)nuc.solitarius(medulla) tube,carotidbody&sinus
2)SVA 2)tastebudspost.1/3tongue&adjacent
3)sens.nuc.ofN5(medulla) pharynx
IX.GLOSSO post.lateral(olivary)
jugularforamen 3)GSA 3)gen.sens.fromsmallpartofearpinnaand
PHARYNGEAL sulcus
4)inf.salivatorynuc. canal
4)GVE (medulla) 4)parotidsalivarygland(secretomotor)

5)SVE 5)nuc.ambiguus(medulla) 5)stylopharyngeausmuscle

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 CranialNerves
MikeDauzvardis,PhD.
NucleusofOrigin
Nerve Attachment Foramen Components (Efferent)orTermination MainStructuresInnervated
(Afferent)
1)nuc.solitarius(medulla) 1)visc.sens.Frompharynx,esoph.,trachea,
1)GVA larynxandabdom.visc.
2)nuc.solitarius(medulla) 2)tastebudsinepiglottisandglottis
2)SVA
3)sens.nuc.ofN5(medulla) 3)sens.fromsmallpartofearpinna,canal,and
post.lat(olivary)
X.VAGUS jugularforamen 3)GSA tymp.Membr
sulcus
4)dors.motornuc.of10 4)thoracicandabdominalviscera
4)GVE (medulla)
5)nuc.ambiguus 5)musclesofpharynxandlarynx,lev.palatini&
5)SVE cricothyroid

XI.SPINAL Uppercervicalspinal 1)accessorynucleus

foramenmagand 1)SVE
ACCESSORY betweenpost.and (spinalcord) 1)motortosternocleidomastoidandtrapezius
jugularforamen
(spinalroots) ant.roots (C1C5)

ant.lat.(olivary) 1)intrinsicandextrinsicmusclesofthetongue
XII.HYPOGLOSSAL hypoglossalcanal 1)GSE 1)hypoglossalnuc.(medulla)
sulcus (palatoglossusexcepted)

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