• CN V - Trigeminal Nerve

  • CN VII - Facial Nerve

  • CN IX - Glossopharyngeal Nerve

  • CN X - Vagus Nerve

  • CN XI - Spinal accessory Nerve

  • CN XII - Hypoglossal Nerve

  • All muscles of the velum except for TVP are innervated by CN V.

a. Msuculus uvulae, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus may also be innervated by CN XI.

  • All intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles (except palatoglossus) are innervated by CN XII and possible CN XI.

  • Mandibular elevators are all innervated by CN V (anterior trunk of mandibular branch)

  • Mandibular depressors:

a. Anterior belly of digastric, lateral pterygoid, mylohyoid are innervated by CN V.

b. Posterior body of the digastric is innervated by CN VII.

c. Geniohyoid is innervated by CN XII.

  • Pharyngeal constrictors are innervated by CN X.

  • Stylopharyngeus are innervated by CN XII.

  • Muscles of nose and face

a. Motor - CN VII

b. Sensory - CN V

  • Corrugator, frontalis, orbicularis oculi - zygomatic branch

  • Buccinator, procerus, orbicularis oris - buccal branch

  • Platysma - mandibular and cervical branches