Cranial Nerves

• What is Cranial Nerve V called?


  Trigeminal Nerve
• What are the 3 main branches of Cranial Nerve V?

  Ophthalmic, Maxillary, and Mandibular
• What does the Ophthalmic Division innervate?


  the skin above the eye and forehead
• What are the branches of the Maxillary Division?


  Descending Palatine, Pterygopalatine, Infraorbital, and Posterior Superior Alveolar
• What does the Descending Palatine Nerve divide into?


  Greater Palatine and Lesser Palatine Nerve
• What does the Greater Palatine Nerve innervate?


  hard palate
• What does the Lesser Palatine Nerve innervate?


  soft palate
• What does the Pterygopalatine Nerve innervate?


  nasal cavity and incisive foramen (nasopalatine nerve)
• What does the Nasopalatine nerve innervate?


  lingual gingiva of the maxillary incisors
• What does the Infraorbital Nerve divide into?


  Anterior Superior Alveolar and Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve
• What does the Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve innervate?


  maxillary premolars, MB root of the 1st molar, and maxillary sinus
• What does the Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve innervate?


  Maxillary sinus, buccal gingiva, and maxillary molars
• What two nerves supply the Maxillary Sinus?


  Middle Superior Alveolar and Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve
• What are the branches of the Mandibular Division?


  Inferior Alveolar, Buccal, Lingual, and Auriculotemporal Nerves
• Where does the Inferior Alveolar Nerve enter?


  Mandibular foramen
• What does the Inferior Alveolar Nerve innervate?


  All mandibular teeth and mental nerve (facial gingiva from premolar to central incisor)
• What does the Buccal Nerve innervate?


  mandibular buccal gingiva and cheek
• What does the Lingual Nerve innervate?


  mandibular lingual gingiva and anterior 2/3 of tongue
• What does the Auriculotemporal Nerve innervate?


  area in front of ear
• What is Cranial Nerve VII called?


  Facial Nerve
• What does the Facial Nerve control?


  motor muscles for facial expressions
• What is Cranial Nerve IX called?


  Glossopharyngeal
• What does the Glossopharyngeal Nerve control?


  posterior 1/3 of tongue
• What is Cranial Nerve X called?


  Vagus Nerve
• What does the Vagus Nerve control?


  heart, lung, kidneys, and most of digestive tract
• What are the 5 branches of the Facial Nerves?


  Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular, and Auricular
• What is #1?

  Ophthalmic Division

  
• What is #2?

  Maxillary Division

  
• What is #3?

  Mandibular Division

  
• What is #1?

  Temporal Branch

  
• What is #2?

  Zygomatic Branch

  
• What is #3?

  Auricular Branch

  
• What is #4?

  Buccal Branch

  
• What is #5?

  Mandibular Branch

  
• What does the Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve innervate?


  Maxillary anterior teeth and labial gingiva