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The head and neck are supplied by the two major sources:
This video tutorial will help you learn the main nerves of the head and neck:
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Review the major nerves of the head and neck with our atlas galleries:
Cranial nerves I-XII |
Nerves: Olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducent, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves Supply area: Skin, muscles, and organs of the head; some muscles and organs of the neck; parts of thoracic and abdominal viscera. |
Cervical plexus (C1-C5) | Motor and sensory branches to supply the majority of the muscles, organs, and skin of the neck; and parts of thoracic viscera. |
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