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The cranial nerve pair that passes through the optic foramina is the optic nerves, also known as cranial nerve II. These nerves transmit visual information from the retina of the eye to the brain. The optic foramina are openings in the sphenoid bone that allow the optic nerves to enter the cranial cavity, where they partially cross at the optic chiasm.
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What cranial nerve passes through the middle ear cavity?
I believe it is the facial nerve CN vii
What cranial nerve passes through the foramen magnum?
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What passes through the foramen rotundum?
The maxillary nerve (V2) passes through the foramen rotundum, which is a circular opening in the sphenoid bone located in the middle cranial fossa. The maxillary nerve is a branch of the trigeminal nerve (V).
Glossopharyngeal nerve passes through what bones?
The glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX) passes through the jugular foramen, which is formed by the temporal and occipital bones of the skull. This foramen also allows the passage of the vagus nerve and the accessory nerve. After exiting the skull, the glossopharyngeal nerve branches out to innervate structures in the throat and tongue.
Which muscle does the facial nerve passes through?
The facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) passes through the parotid gland, but it does not innervate it. Instead, it branches within the gland to supply the muscles of facial expression. Additionally, it travels through the stylohyoid and digastric muscles before reaching the face.
What is the nerve for smell?
The olfactory nerves are cranial nerves( arise from the brain ). olfactory nerve is the first nerve among the all cranial nerves. olfactory nerves passes sense of smell through nerve impulses( chemical=neurotransmitters, and electrical signals ).
What is narrowing of Neural Foramina?
Narrowing of the neural foramina is the constriction of the nerve passageways, or foramina, in the spine. This results in compression of the nerve.
What is the primary Function of the optic canal foramen?
Optic nerve and ophthalmic artery passes through this foramen to your eye ball.
Why are there holes in the cribriform plate?
The holes in the cribriform plate are called olfactory foramina, and they allow the olfactory nerve fibers to pass from the nasal cavity to the brain. This allows for the sense of smell to be transmitted to the brain for processing.
What cranial nerve is responsible for muscles of facial expression?
Facial nerve, the seventh cranial nerve. It leaves the brain along with eighths cranial nerve through internal acoustic meatus and comes out through stylomastoid foramen to supply the muscles of facial expression.
What cranial nerve is used when smelling a flower?
The Olfactory nerve. CN1 Cranial Nerve I, or the first cranial nerve called the Olfactory nerve.
What is the name of the nerve that passes through the coracobrachialis?
The nerve that passes through the coracobrachialis muscle is the musculocutaneous nerve.
