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Name and Order Fiber Portion connecting with brain Passage of the skull
ⅠOlfactory. N sensory Olfactory bulb Cribriform foramina
Ⅱ Optic. N sensory Optic chiasma Optic canal
Ⅲ Oculomotor. N motor Cerebral peduncle Sup.orbital fissure
ⅣTrochlear. N motor Superior medullary velum Sup.orbital fissure
ⅤTrigeminal. N mix Pons Sup.orbital fissure
Foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
ⅥAbducent. N motor bulbopontine sulcus Sup.orbital fissure
ⅦFacial. N mix bulbopontine sulcus Facial canal
ⅧVestibulocochlear. N sensory bulbopontine sulcus Int.acoustic meatus
ⅨGlossopharyngeal. N mix upper part of the sulcus Jugular foramen
ⅩVagus. N mix middle part of the sulcus Jugular foramen
ⅪAccessory. N motor lower part of the sulcus Jugular foramen
ⅫHypoglossal. N motor Anterolateral sulcus of medulla oblongata Hypoglossal canal
VII Facial
nerve General
somatic
Spinal
afferent
nucleus
fibers
Geniculate ganglion Skin of the ear
Facial muscles Geniculate Submandibular
of the tongue
Lacrimal gland Submendibular gland
Facial nerve
Bulbopontine sulcus
Facial canal
anterior2/3 of tongue
Lacrimal gland Lingual gland
Cervical branches
Submandibular gland
and glands of the
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Lacrimal gland
Grater petrosal.N
Geniculate ganglion
Chorda tympani
Stylomastoid foramen
Taste sensationof Temporal branches
2/3 of tongue
Submandibular ganglion
Zygomatic branches
Sublingual gland
Marginal mandibular branches
Cervical branches
Distribution of the facial nerve in the face
VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Cochlear nucleus Vestibular nucleus
Crista ampullaris
Hair cells of Spiral organ
Crista ampullaris
Vestibulocochlear nerve
nerve visceral
afferent
fibers
Inferior ganglion Inferior ganglion Superior ganglion
stylopharyngeus Otic ganglion
Pharynx Auditory
Skin of the
Parotid gland Taste buds on the posterior
tube Tympanic
posterior surface
1/3 of the tongue
cavity Posterior 1/3
of the auricle
of the tongue 、
Carotid glomus
Carotid sinus
Skin of ear
Superior ganglion
Glossopharyngeal.N
Jugular foramen
(General visceral
Otic ganglion afferent fibers)
Parotid gland Lesser
petrosal.N
Inferior ganglion
sensation of posterior
Carotid sinus
Auditory tube
Carotid sinus
Tympanic.N
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Jugular foramen