title: Anatomy of the cranial nerves.
abstract: The anatomy of cranial nerves I and III through XII are presented. Each nerve is diagrammatically illustrated from its nuclear or its sensory origin and correlated with magnetic resonance and computed tomography images. The important identifying anatomical landmarks are demonstrated along the course of each nerve. Peripheral motor and sensory components are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0615, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Smoker
mesh_terms: D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed