Definition of cranial nerve Cranial nerve
cra•ni•al nerve
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What does cranial nerve mean?
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| cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | ||
| nervus, nerve any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body | ||
| first cranial nerve, nervii olfactorii, olfactory nerve a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa | ||
| nervus opticus, optic nerve, optic tract, second cranial nerve the cranial nerve that serves the retina | ||
| nervus oculomotorius, oculomotor, oculomotor nerve, third cranial nerve supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye | ||
| fourth cranial nerve, trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes | ||
| fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve, trigeminus the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication | ||
| abducens, abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye | ||
| facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve, facial care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams | ||
| acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea | ||
| glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion | ||
| nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus, vagus nerve, wandering nerve a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera | ||
| accessory nerve, eleventh cranial nerve, nervus accessorius, spinal accessory arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve | ||
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