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31Cranial vault — Sagittal section of a human skull, showing the cranial vault The cranial vault is the space in the skull within the neurocranium, occupied by the brain. In humans, the size and shape of the brain, may be affected by the size of the vault as shown …
32cranial nerve — noun any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem • Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus • Hyponyms: ↑olfactory nerve, ↑nervii olfactorii, ↑first cranial nerve, ↑optic nerve, ↑ …
33Cranial Screwtop — For the 1983 movie The Man with Two Brains from which the name Cranial Screwtop is derived, see The Man with Two Brains. Cranial Screwtop Cranial Screwtop live in Manchester 2010 Background information …
34Cranial nerve examination — The cranial nerve exam is part of the neurological examination. It is used to identify problems with the cranial nerves by physical examination. Contents 1 Components 2 See also 3 References 4 …
35Cranial nerve IV — The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the muscles that moves the eye. Paralysis of the trochlear nerve results in rotation of the eyeball upward and outward (and,… …
36Cranial nerve, fourth — The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the muscles that moves the eye. Paralysis of the trochlear nerve results in rotation of the eyeball upward and outward (and,… …
37Cranial nerve I — The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. There are twelve cranial nerves. The first cranial nerve is the olfactory nerve which carries impulses for… …
38Cranial nerve II — The second cranial is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by the retina the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates the impulses to the brain which interprets… …
39Cranial nerve III — The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. There are twelve cranial nerves. The oculomotor nerve is… …
40Cranial nerve V — The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve controlling the muscles of mastication (chewing). Problems with the sensory …
