Cranial nerves – facts CN which is the smallest -- olfactory n. CN which enters cerebrum directly - olfactory nerve CN with longest intracranial (subarachnoid) course -- trochlear nerve CN which emerges posterior to brain stem- trochlear nerve CN with dorsal exit -- trochlear n. CN which is the largest and thickest -- trigeminal nerve CN which is largest -- trigeminal nerve CN with longest extracranial course --vagus nerve CN having longest intraosseous course -- facial nerve CN with longest ( intradural ) course - abducent nerve CN passing through cavernous sinus -- abducent nerve CN involved in raised intracranial tension -- abducent nerve Abducent nerve has the longest intra-cranial INTRADURAL course!! Thickest nerve is SCIATIC nerve Thickest cutaneous nerve is GREATER OCCIPITAL nerve Labourer’s nerve-median nerve Dentist’s nerve-inferior alveolar nerve Alderman’s nerve-auricular branch of vagus nerve Nerve of later jet-largest gastric branch of vagus nerve
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