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A&P2 II - June 9 study set

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The only cranial nerve which extends beyond the head and neck region; contains many parasympathetic efferents controlling the viscera.
Vagus nerve
Its three branches contain the major sensory nerves of the face
Trigeminal nerve
Nerve which carries only the sensory afferents of hearing and balance
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Nerves which pierce the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone to bring sensory information directly into the brain
Olfactory nerve
Carries motor efferents to control four extrinsic eye muscles as well as the levator palpabrae superioris muscles
Oculomotor nerve
Contains motor efferents controlling the chewing muscles
Trigeminal nerve
Its 5 divisions contain motor efferents controlling the muscles of the face
Facial nerve
Contains motor efferents controlling the superior oblique muscle of the eye
Trochlear nerve
Nerve supplying motor efferents to the diaphragm
Phrenic nerve
The largest nerve in the body, it actually consists of two nerves travelling together in a common sheath until they diverge just above the knee
Sciatic nerve
A nerve running through the medial thigh and leg, and providing sensory afferents servicing the hip and knee joints, as well as the skin of the medial leg and foot.
Saphenous nerve
A large nerve, some of whose branches innervate the anterior thigh muscles (quadriceps), the sartorius, and the iliacus muscles.
Femoral nerve
The part of the sciatic nerve servicing the triceps surae, and most of the hamstrings and adductor magnus muscles; also serves the skin on the back of the thigh, leg, and sole of the foot
Tibial nerve
The nerve servicing most of the adductor muscles and the skin of the medial thigh
Obturator nerve
The nerve servicing the skin of the lateral thigh and the peritoneum
Lateral femoral cutaneous
The nerve servicing the skin of the buttocks, posterior thigh, and popliteal area
Posterior femoral cutaneous
The nerve servicing the skin of the anterior and medial thigh
Anterior femoral cutaneous
The nerve servicing the skin & muscles of the perineum and the ext. anal sphincter
Pudendal nerve
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