Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

A cursory examination is performed to identify abnormalities of cranial nerves. Then the examiner determines range of motion (ROM) of the neck and extremities and perform a sensory evaluation ...

which is the largest cranial nerve and sensory nerve of the head and the face. It is also the motor nerve for the muscles required to chew. The nerve sends impulses of touch, pain, pressure ...