Nervous system
Nervous system
Cranial and peripheral nerves and their territories.
32 structures
Study guides for this system: How to memorize the cranial nerves and How to learn the brachial plexus.
Upper limb
7Axillary nerve
Supplies the deltoid
NerveLong thoracic nerve
Nerve to serratus anterior
NerveMedian nerve
The 'labourer's nerve'
NerveMusculocutaneous nerve
Anterior arm and lateral forearm skin
NerveRadial nerve
The great extensor nerve
NerveSuprascapular nerve
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus
NerveUlnar nerve
The 'funny bone' nerve
NerveLower limb
11Common fibular (peroneal) nerve
Most commonly injured leg nerve
NerveDeep fibular (peroneal) nerve
Anterior compartment of the leg
NerveFemoral nerve
Anterior thigh nerve
NerveInferior gluteal nerve
Nerve to gluteus maximus
NerveObturator nerve
Medial thigh nerve
NervePudendal nerve
Main nerve of the perineum
NerveSaphenous nerve
Largest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve
NerveSciatic nerve
Largest nerve in the body
NerveSuperficial fibular (peroneal) nerve
Lateral compartment of the leg
NerveSuperior gluteal nerve
Hip abductors
NerveTibial nerve
Posterior leg and sole
NerveTrunk
2Head & neck
12Abducens nerve (CN VI)
Lateral rectus muscle
NerveAccessory nerve (CN XI)
Trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
NerveFacial nerve (CN VII)
Facial expression, taste, tears, saliva
NerveGlossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
Posterior tongue, pharynx, parotid
NerveHypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Motor to the tongue
NerveOculomotor nerve (CN III)
Moves the eye and lifts the lid
NerveOlfactory nerve (CN I)
Sense of smell
NerveOptic nerve (CN II)
Sense of vision
NerveTrigeminal nerve (CN V)
Face sensation and mastication
NerveTrochlear nerve (CN IV)
Superior oblique muscle
NerveVagus nerve (CN X)
Wandering nerve of the viscera
NerveVestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
Hearing and balance
Nerve