Model 3 - Overview All Nerves Transparent Skull

3D Model

The tongue receives innervation from the chorda tympani of the facial nerve, the lingual nerve, the glossopharyngeal nerve and the hypoglossal nerve. It is important to understand the route of these nerves through the skull and soft tissues of the pharynx. Branches of the carotid artery and the internal jugular vein have close associations with many of these nerves.

This model provides an overview of these neurovascular structures.

This model was created by Rona Roy in 2024 as part of her studies at the University of Edinburgh. The research project was supervised by Dr Stephen J Maclean, Lecturer in Anatomy, University of Edinburgh (s.j.maclean@ed.ac.uk; Staff Profile). The model was created using Blender.

This model forms part of a wider project under the Edinburgh ATLAS Facility, overseen by Dr Jennifer Paxton (staff profile) and Victoria McCulloch (staff profile).