5TH & 7TH CRANIAL

NERVES
"NERVE SUPPLY OF THE FACE "

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 Trigeminal nerve(V CR.)
-The trigeminal nerve emerges from the lateral aspect of the pons comprised of a
large sensory root and a smaller motor root.
-Sensation on the face is innervated by the trigeminal nerves (V) as are the
muscles of mastication.
-It has both a sensory and a motor division
-Function: originates from three sensory nuclei (mesencephalic, principal(main)sensory,
spinal nuclei) carry pain and temperature sensation from the face and one motor nucleus
innervates the muscles of mastication and four other muscles.
TRIGEMINAL
BRANCHES

1. Ophthalmic nerve (S)

2. Maxillary nerve (S)
3. Mandibular nerve (M)
FACIAL NERVE (VII CR.)

•-It emerges from the cerebellopontine angle of the brainstem by medial

motor root and lateral sensory root.
•-It has three nuclei :
• Sensory nucleus (nucleus solitarius) receives taste from the anterior
2\3 of the tongue
• Motor nucleus of the facial nerve supply muscles of facial expression
• Parasympathetic nucleus
• Course : It passes through the internal auditory meatus to the inner
ear as it runs in facial canal, that emerges from the stylomastoid
foramen and enters the parotid gland.
FACIAL
BRANCHES
1. Intracranial
- Greater petrosal nerve
- Nerve to stapaedius
- Chorda tympani
2. Extracranial
- Posterior auricle nerve
- Posterior digastric & stylohyoid nerve
3. Five terminal branches
Temporal , Zygomatic , Buccal , Mandibular,
Cervical
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