Nerves |
|
Diameter (mm) |
Place of Origin |
I. |
olfactory |
relatively thick, 2mm |
rostroventral part of the telencephalon |
II. |
optic |
very thick, 2.5mm |
ventral side of the telencephalon, from the chiasma opticum |
III. |
oculomotor |
relatively thin, 1mm |
behind the hypophisis |
IV. |
trochlear |
very thin, 0.5mm |
behind the optic tect |
V. |
trigeminal |
middle size,1mm |
rostrolateral part of the rhombencephalon |
VI. |
abducens |
|
could not be observed |
VII. |
facial |
|
could not be observed |
VIII. |
statoacoustic |
very thick, 3mm |
rostrolateral part of the rhombencephalon, behind the nerve V. |
IX. |
glossopharyngeal |
thin, 1.5mm |
caudolateral part of the rhombencephalon |
X. |
vagal |
thick, 2.5mm |
caudolateral part of the rhombencephalon |