cranial nerve nuclei and their central connections and distributions Dr. Md. Saiduzzaman neurology resident Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh.

1. Dr. Md. Saiduzzaman
MD Resident(Neurology) Phase A
Mymensingh Medical College

2. Cranial nerves:
Nerves which emerge directly from the brain.
1. Olfactory N. 11. Accessory N.
2. Optic N. 12. Hypoglossal N.
3. Oculomotor N.
4. Trochlear N.
5. Trigeminal N.
6. Abducent N.
7. Facial N.
8. Vestibulocochlear N.
9. Glossopharyngeal N.
10. Vagus N.

3. Sensory cranial nerves:
# Olfactory(I)
# Optic(II)
# vestibulocochlear(VIII)
Motor cranial nerves:
# Oculomotor(III)
# Trochlear(IV)
# Abducent(VI)
# Accessory(XI)
# Hypoglossal(XII)

4. Mixed cranial nerves:
# Trigeminal(V)
# Facial(VII)
# Glossopharyngeal(IX)
# Vagus(X)

7. Olfactory pathway

25. VII. Facial Nerve
√Component: Mixed(Motor, general & special sense)
√ Function: 1. Motor supply to muscles of facial
expression,auricular muscles,the stapedius,
stylohyoid muscles.
2. parasympathetic supply to lacrimal and
salivary glands.
3. General sensory from ant. 2/3rd of
tongue,floor of the mouth, soft palate.
Taste sense from ant. 2/3rd of tongue.
√ Exit from skull: Styloid foramen.

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