CRANIAL NERVES

• Cranial Nerves and their Impulses

  • I. Olfactory - S
  • II. Optic - S
  • III. Oculomotor - M
  • IV. Trochlear - M
  • V. Trigeminal - B, V1. Ophthalmic - S, V2. Maxillary - S, V3. Mandibular - M
  • VI. Abducens - M
  • VII. Facial - B
  • VIII. Auditory/Vestibulocochlear - S
  • IX. Glossopharyngeal - B
  • X. Vagus - B
  • XI. Accessory - M
  • XII. Hypoglossal - M
• Cranial Nerves and their Openings/Exits

  • I. Cribriform Plate
  • II. Optic Canal
  • III. Superior Orbital Fissure
  • IV. Superior Orbital Fissure
  • V. V1. Superior Orbital Fissure, V2. Foramen Rotundum, V3. Foramen Ovale
  • VI. Superior Orbital Fissure
  • VII. a. Internal Acoustic Meatus, b. Facial Canal, c. Stylomastoid Foramen
  • VIII. Internal Acoustic Meatus
  • IX. Jugular Foramen
  • X. Jugular Foramen
  • XI. a. Jugular Foramen (Cranial Root), b. Foramen Magnum and Jugular Foramen (Spinal Root)
  • XII. Hypoglossal Canal