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HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE (XII). N. hypoglossus |
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[XII]. Twelfth cranial nerve. Formed by numer- |
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Posterior branches of the spinal nerve that |
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supply the nuchal muscles and the skin lateral |
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pyramid and olive. It passes through the hypo- |
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to the nuchal region and near the occiput. A |
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glossal canal and descends between the inter- |
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Medial branch of posterior ramus. Ramus |
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nal jugular vein and internal carotid artery. At |
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medialis. Branch with motor and sensory fibers |
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the level of the angle of the mandible it then |
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supplying the muscles and skin. A |
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proceeds anteriorly above the posterior margin |
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Lateral branch of posterior ramus. Ramus |
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of the floor of the mouth to enter the tongue. B |
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lateralis. Purely motor branch passing obliquely |
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2 Lingual branches. Rami linguales. Rami begin- |
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laterad into the muscles. A |
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ning lateral to the hyoglossus muscle and sup- |
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Suboccipital nerve. N. suboccipitalis. Poste- |
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plying the styloglossus, hyoglossus and genio- |
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rior branch of the first cervical spinal nerve. It |
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glossus muscles as well as the intrinsic muscles |
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exits between the vertebral artery and poste- |
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of the tongue. B |
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rior arch of the atlas and supplies the short |
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SPINAL NERVES. Nervi spinales. They are |
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muscles of the neck. D |
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formed by two roots and, in contrast to the |
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Greater occipital nerve. N. occipitalis major. |
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cranial nerves, they exit through the interverte- |
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Posterior branch of the second cervical spinal |
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bral foramina. A C |
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nerve. It emerges between the axis and ob- |
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Root filaments. Fila radicularia. Fine root fibers |
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liquus capitis inferior muscle, pierces the |
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emerging from the spinal cord within the ante- |
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trapezius and supplies the nuchal muscles and |
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rior and posterior roots of the individual spinal |
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skin of the occipital region. D |
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nerves. A |
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Third occipital nerve. N. occipitalis tertius. |
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Posterior branch of the third cervical spinal |
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toria). Motor root. A |
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nerve. It supplies the skin of the nuchal region |
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6 Posterior (dorsal) root. Radix posterior (sen- |
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close to the midline. D |
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soria). Sensory root. A |
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Spinal (dorsal root) ganglion. Ganglion spinale |
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Anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves. They |
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(sensorium). Ganglion situated in the inter- |
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form the cervical and brachial plexuses. A |
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vertebral foramen, composed of pseudo-uni- |
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polar cells. It lies in the posterior root just in |
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formed by the anterior rami of spinal nerves |
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front of the site where it joins the anterior root. A |
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C1−4. They supply the skin and muscles of the |
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Spinal nerve trunk. Truncus nervi spinalis. |
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neck. |
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Segment between the union of the two roots |
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and the first branch of the spinal nerve. A C |
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glossi]. A nerve loop in the neck (C1-C3) that |
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Anterior (ventral) branch. Ramus anterior. |
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supplies the infrahyoid muscles. B |
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Larger anterior branch of a spinal nerve. It com- |
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Anterior (ventral) root. Radix anterior. The |
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municates with adjacent anterior rami to form |
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anterior root, part of which supplies the genio- |
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large plexuses. In the thoracic region it be- |
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hyoid and thyrohyoid muscles via the hypo- |
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comes continuous with an intercostal nerve. A |
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glossal nerve. B |
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Posterior (dorsal) branch. Ramus posterior. |
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Posterior (dorsal) root. Radix posterior. Pos- |
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Weaker branch supplying the skin of the back |
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terior root. B |
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and autochthonous back muscles. A |
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Thyrohyoid branch of the ansa cervicalis. |
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Rami |
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Ramus thyrohyoideus. Branch supplying the |
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branches connecting the spinal nerve and the |
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thyrohyoid muscle. B |
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sympathetic trunk. A |
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Lesser occipital nerve. N. occipitalis minor. |
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Gray communicating ramus. Ramus griseus. |
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Uppermost cutaneous branch of the cervical |
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Postganglionic part. A |
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plexus. It passes upward at the posterior mar- |
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White communicating ramus. Ramus albus. |
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gin of the sternocleidomastoid and, at the oc- |
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Preganglionic part. A |
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ciput, ramifies as a lateral communicating |
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nerve of the greater occipital nerve. D |
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cate, recurrent ramus. It passes in front of the |
28 Great auricular nerve. N. auricularis magnus. It |
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spinal nerve to re-enter the vertebral canal |
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courses to the ear, thereby crossing the sterno- |
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through the intervertebral foramen and supply |
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cleidomastoid vertically somewhat above its |
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the meninges of the spinal cord, where it unites |
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middle. D |
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with other meningeal rami to form a plexus. It |
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Posterior (dorsal) branch. Ramus posterior. It |
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contains sensory and sympathetic fibers. A |
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supplies the skin of the posterior surface of the |
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pinna and the adjacent area. D |
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roots extending from L1−2 caudally in addition |
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Anterior (ventral) ramus. Ramus anterior. It |
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to the filum terminale. C |
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supplies the skin of the anterior surface of the |
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CERVICAL NERVES. Nervi cervicales. Eight spi- |
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ear up to the angle of the mandible. D |
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25nal nerves emerging from the cervical spinal cord. B