The glossopharyngeal nerve, which is also called the ninth cranial nerve, has both sensory (sensation) functions and motor (movement) functions in the body, as well as specialized sensory function and ...

The vagus nerve is one of 12 pairs of cranial nerves in the body. It’s involved in various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing. There are 12 cranial nerves in the body.

A study of anatomy, art, religion, and culture overturns the popular explanation for the papal hand of benediction posture. An anatomy professor says an ulnar nerve injury suffered by St. Peter, not a ...

Knowledge of the anatomy of the pudendal nerve (PN)—more specifically, its course, branches and variations—is of great importance in performing perineal surgery. Entrapment of the PN or branches ...