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| whizmedico Total Posts: 21 | Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 06:21 pm Which is the longest cranial nerve or which is the nerve which has the longest intracranial course? Is it the trochlear nerve or the abducent nerve.... |
| Mihir Total Posts: 1 | Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 07:01 pm trochlear nerve is the longest. and the largest one is trigeminal. |
| whizmedico Total Posts: 21 | Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 04:47 am thanx mihir. is trochlear the nerve which gets damaged most during GA? |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 05:13 pm pls confirm some1  |
| bari Total Posts: 44 | Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:24 pm saumya shukla reviw of short subjects second volume has given a list abt cranial nerves , here it is trochlear(4th) nerve - longest intracranial course - only nerve to emerge dorsally from the brain stem & most slender cranial nerve abducent(6th)- MC nerve involved in raised ICT trigemina(5th)- largest CN vagus(10th)- has most extensive distribution and longest facial(7th)- longest intraosseous course and most frequently paralysed cranial nerve |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 05:53 pm tarquin1012 Says https://www.netmedicos.com/?aipgmee2009/topic/4089/ "the abducens has the longest intracranial course (hence the false localising signs associated with an increase in intracranial pressure), whereas the the trochlear n is the longest cranial nerve" |
| 6903 Total Posts: 4 | Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 01:03 am Abducent is the longest one........ Dear |
| 6903 Total Posts: 4 | Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 01:03 am Abducent is the longest one........ Dear |
| cheti Total Posts: 3 | Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 03:56 pm trochlear is the longest cranial nerve |
| harsh07 Total Posts: 1 | Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 06:01 pm Its trochlear... |
| shilpi86 Total Posts: 2 | Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 07:05 pm • Longest Cranial nerve Vagus • Largest Cranial nerve trigeminal • Thickest Cranial nerve optic • Shortest Cranial nerve olfactory • Cranial nerve having longest intracranial course trochlear |
| malathi Total Posts: 4 | Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 02:16 am wat is the difference between largest and thickest |
| anmolsharma Total Posts: 3 | Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 06:18 pm longest cranial nerve - 4th trochlear cranial nerve with longest intradural course - 6th abducent |
| anmolsharma Total Posts: 3 | Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 06:22 pm the adjective LARGEST is a comprehensive coverage of the origin from multiple cranial nerve nuclei nd the extent of spread of the branches of the nerve THICKNESS is quite simple 2 understand |
| nisarg Total Posts: 1 | Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 03:26 am 4th trochlear is the longest IC nerve vagus is the longest cranial nerve. |