| abducent | (n) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, Syn. abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, sixth cranial nerve, nervus abducens |
| accessory nerve | (n) arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve, Syn. eleventh cranial nerve, nervus accessorius, spinal accessory |
| acoustic nerve | (n) a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea, Syn. eighth cranial nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, auditory nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve |
| coccygeal nerve | (n) the lowest pair of spinal nerves, Syn. nervus coccygeus |
| facial | (n) cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles, Syn. facial nerve, seventh cranial nerve, nervus facialis |
| femoral nerve | (n) one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh, Syn. nervus femoralis, anterior crural nerve |
| glossopharyngeal nerve | (n) sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion, Syn. ninth cranial nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus |
| hypoglossal | (n) supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles, Syn. twelfth cranial nerve, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus |
| nerve | (n) any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body, Syn. nervus |
| oculomotor | (n) supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye, Syn. third cranial nerve, oculomotor nerve, nervus oculomotorius |
| optic nerve | (n) the cranial nerve that serves the retina, Syn. optic tract, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve |
| phrenic nerve | (n) one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing, Syn. nervus phrenicus |
| radial nerve | (n) largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles, Syn. musculospiral nerve, nervus radialis |
| saphenous nerve | (n) a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot, Syn. nervus saphenus |
| sciatic nerve | (n) arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves, Syn. nervus ischiadicus |
| spinal nerve | (n) any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal), Syn. nervus spinalis |
| trigeminal | (n) the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication, Syn. trigeminus, trigeminal nerve, fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus |
| ulnar nerve | (n) a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand, Syn. nervus ulnaris, cubital nerve |
| vagus | (n) a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera, Syn. wandering nerve, vagus nerve, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, nervus vagus |