Noun
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any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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nervus,
nerve any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
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first cranial nerve,
nervii olfactorii,
olfactory nerve a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
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nervus opticus,
optic nerve,
optic tract,
second cranial nerve the cranial nerve that serves the retina
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nervus oculomotorius,
oculomotor,
oculomotor nerve,
third cranial nerve supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
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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
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fifth cranial nerve,
nervus trigeminus,
trigeminal,
trigeminal nerve,
trigeminus the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
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abducens,
abducens nerve,
abducent,
abducent nerve,
nervus abducens,
sixth cranial nerve a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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facial nerve,
nervus facialis,
seventh cranial nerve,
facial care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
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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
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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
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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
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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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