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Cranial nerves are involved in head and neck function, and processes such as eating, speech and facial expression. This clinically oriented survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function was written for students of medicine, dentistry and speech therapy, but will also be useful for postgraduate physicians and general practitioners, and specialists in head and neck healthcare (surgeons, dentists, speech therapists, etc.). After an introductory section surveying cranial nerve organization and tricky basics such as ganglia, nuclei and brain stem. | cranial Nerves Functional Anatomy Stanley Monkhouse Cambridge Cambridge more information - 9780521615372 This page intentionally left blank CRANIAL NERVES Functional Anatomy Cranial nerves are involved in head and neck function and processes such as eating speech and facial expression. This clinically oriented survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function was written for students of medicine dentistry and speech therapy but will also be useful for postgraduate physicians and general practitioners and specialists in head and neck healthcare surgeons dentists speech therapists etc. . After an introductory section surveying cranial nerve organization and tricky basics such as ganglia nuclei and brain stem pathways the nerves are considered in functional groups 1 for chewing and facial sensation 2 for pharynx and larynx swallowing and phonation 3 autonomic components taste and smell 4 vision and eye movements and 5 hearing and balance. In each chapter the main anatomical features of each nerve are followed by clinical aspects and details of clinical testing. Simple line diagrams accompany the text. Detailed anatomy is not given. Stanley Monkhouse is Anatomist at the University of Nottingham at Derby Graduate Entry Medicine . He has been an examiner at the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England and Ireland at the Universities of Nottingham Leeds Newcastle-upon-Tyne London Belfast Dublin Trinity College National University of Ireland King AbdulAziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia Amman Jordan and King Faisal University Dammam Saudi Arabia