Extends to the skin of the upper eyelid, eyebrow, forehead and scalp:

Extends to the skin of the supper side of the nose and between the eyes:

Emerges on the skin of the upper eyelid and side of the nose:

Extends to the tip and lower side of the nose:

Extends to the side of the forehead, temple and upper side of the cheek:

Extends to the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper lip and mouth:

Extends to the ear and to the area from the top of the head to the temple:

Extends to the lower lip and chin:

Extends to the muscles behind and below the ear:

Extends to the muscles of the temple, the side of the forehead, the eyebrow, eyelid and upper cheek:

Extends to the muscles of the mouth:

Extends to the muscles of the chin and lower lip:

Extends to the muscles on the side of the neck:

Extends up the back of the scalp to the top of the head:

Extends into the muscles at the back of the skull:

Extends into the side of the neck and external ear:

Extends into the side and front of the neck to the breastbone:

Also known as the 11th cranial nerve; controls the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles:

Extends down the little finger side of the arm into the palm of the hand:

Extends down the thumb side of the arm into the back of the hand:

Extends down the mid-forearm into the hand:

Extends into the fingers of the hand:

Begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb:

Passes behind the knee and the common peroneal nerve:

Runs alongside the sciatic nerve from the femur to the buttocks, then ventures further down on its own along the knee and behind the fibula. The nerve then splits inside the heck of the fibula into the deep peroneal and superficial peroneal:

Deep & Superficial Peroneal

A branch of the common peroneal:

The superficial nerve simply sits closer to the skin than the deep nerve:

Runs down the back of the leg to the outside of the foot and little toe:

Sensory or Afferent Nerves

Carry messages to the brain and spinal cord:

Motor or Efferent Nerves

Carry messages from the brain to the muscles and glands:

Chief sensory nerve primarily responsible for transmitting facial sensations to the brain; divides into three main branches:

Main nerve branch to the top 1/3 of the face:

Main nerve branch to the middle 1/3 of the face:

Main nerve branch to the lower 1/3 of the face:

Autonomic Nervous System

Responsible for all involuntary body functions.

Peripheral Nervous System

Composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body:

Take information away from the cell body in the form of nerve impulses:

Bring information to the cell body:

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Nerves

Term	Definition
Supraorbital	Extends to the skin of the upper eyelid, eyebrow, forehead and scalp:
Supratrochlear	Extends to the skin of the supper side of the nose and between the eyes:
Infratrochlear	Emerges on the skin of the upper eyelid and side of the nose:
Nasal	Extends to the tip and lower side of the nose:
Zygomatic	Extends to the side of the forehead, temple and upper side of the cheek:
Infraorbital	Extends to the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper lip and mouth:
Auriculotemporal	Extends to the ear and to the area from the top of the head to the temple:
Mental	Extends to the lower lip and chin:
Posterior Auricular	Extends to the muscles behind and below the ear:
Temporal	Extends to the muscles of the temple, the side of the forehead, the eyebrow, eyelid and upper cheek:
Buccal	Extends to the muscles of the mouth:
Marginal Mandibular	Extends to the muscles of the chin and lower lip:
Cervical Cutaneous	Extends to the muscles on the side of the neck:
Greater Occipital	Extends up the back of the scalp to the top of the head:
Lesser Occipital	Extends into the muscles at the back of the skull:
Greater Auricular	Extends into the side of the neck and external ear:
Cervical	Extends into the side and front of the neck to the breastbone:
Accessory	Also known as the 11th cranial nerve; controls the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles:
Ulnar	Extends down the little finger side of the arm into the palm of the hand:
Radial	Extends down the thumb side of the arm into the back of the hand:
Median	Extends down the mid-forearm into the hand:
Digital	Extends into the fingers of the hand:
Sciatic	Begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb:
Tibial	Passes behind the knee and the common peroneal nerve:
Common Peroneal	Runs alongside the sciatic nerve from the femur to the buttocks, then ventures further down on its own along the knee and behind the fibula. The nerve then splits inside the heck of the fibula into the deep peroneal and superficial peroneal:
Deep & Superficial Peroneal	A branch of the common peroneal:
Dorsal	The superficial nerve simply sits closer to the skin than the deep nerve:
Saphenous	Begins in the thigh:
Sural	Runs down the back of the leg to the outside of the foot and little toe:
Sensory or Afferent Nerves	Carry messages to the brain and spinal cord:
Motor or Efferent Nerves	Carry messages from the brain to the muscles and glands:
Trifacial Nerve	Chief sensory nerve primarily responsible for transmitting facial sensations to the brain; divides into three main branches:
Ophthalmic Branch	Main nerve branch to the top 1/3 of the face:
Maxillary Branch	Main nerve branch to the middle 1/3 of the face:
Mandibular Branch	Main nerve branch to the lower 1/3 of the face:
Autonomic Nervous System	Responsible for all involuntary body functions.
Peripheral Nervous System	Composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body:
Axons	Take information away from the cell body in the form of nerve impulses:
Dendrites	Bring information to the cell body:

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