List of nerves of the human body
PREPARED BY DR.MAXEY
Some Important Nerves
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Location
The spinal cord or medulla spinalis
The brain or encephalon
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The hindbrain or rhombencephalon
The midbrain or mesencephalon
The forebrain or prosencephalon
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Composition and central connections of the spinal nerves
Pathways from the brain to the spinal cord
The meninges of the brain and medulla spinalis
The cerebrospinal fluid
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The cranial nerves
o The olfactory nerves
o The optic nerve
o The oculomotor nerve
o The trochlear nerve
o The trigeminal nerve
o The abducent nerve
o The facial nerve
o The vestibulocochlear nerve
o The glossopharyngeal nerve
o The vagus nerve
o The accessory nerve
o The hypoglossal nerve
o The spinal nerves
o The posterior divisions
o The anterior divisions
o The thoracic nerves
o The lumbosacral plexus
o The sacral and coccygeal nerves
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The sympathetic nerves
o The cephalic portion of the sympathetic system
o The cervical portion of the sympathetic system
o The thoracic portion of the sympathetic system
o The abdominal portion of the sympathetic system
o The pelvic portion of the sympathetic system
o The great plexuses of the sympathetic system
Alphabetical Order List
Brain
Brain – center of the nervous system.
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Outline of the human brain
List of regions of the human brain
Principal regions of the vertebrate brain:
Rhinencephalon, Amygdala,
Telencephalon
Hippocampus, Neocortex,
Lateral ventricles, Basal ganglia
Forebrain
Epithalamus, Thalamus
Diencephalon
, Hypothalamus, Subthalamus,
Pituitary gland, Pineal gland
Brain
Tectum, Cerebral peduncle,
Midbrain
Pretectum, Mesencephalic duct
Metencephalon
Pons, Cerebellum,
Myelencephalon
Medulla oblongata
Hindbrain