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==Cranial nerve== '''Cranial nerves''' (pronunciation: /ˈkreɪniəl nɜːrvz/) are a set of twelve pair

== Twelfth Cranial Nerve (Hypoglossal Nerve) == ...Nerve''' or '''Hypoglossal Nerve''' is one of the twelve [[Cranial Nerves|cranial nerves]] that are part of the peripheral nervous system. It is responsible

...ale in the infratemporal fossa and on the medial surface of the mandibular nerve. ...sends postganglionic fibers to the parotid gland via the auriculotemporal nerve, causing increased salivation.

...rom the Greek word 'ganglion' meaning 'swelling', referring to the mass of nerve cell bodies. ...a bony structure in the skull. It is part of the [[facial nerve]] (cranial nerve VII), which controls the muscles of facial expression.

...lion located in the posterior orbit. It is one of the four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck. Its branches, the short ciliary nerves, innervate the ...sociliary nerve, a motor root from the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve, and sympathetic root from the [[Cavernous Plexus]].

...the [[dorsal root ganglion]] of the spinal cord and the sensory ganglia of cranial nerves. ...of the brain, a specialized cell designed to transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

* [[Afferent nerve fiber]] - Nerve fibers that carry sensory signals from the body to the central nervous syst ...ng from damage to the macula (the central part of the retina) or the optic nerve.