See Also: Cranial nerve XII(health)
cranial nerve V(medicine)
cranial nerve VII(medicine)
cranial nerve X(medicine)
cranial nerve XI(medicine)
cranial nerve XII(medicine)
Cranial nerve V(health)
cranial nerve VI(medicine)
Cranial nerve IX(health)
cranial nerve IX(medicine)

Cranial nerve V (health)


The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve controlling the muscles of mastication (chewing).