1: UII CN VI Flashcards
1
Q
How is CN VI classified?
A
Somatic motor nerve
2
Q
What muscle does CN VI supply?
A
Lateral rectus
3
Q
Where is the abductees nucleus located?
A
In the caudal part of the pons, at the floor of the rhomboid fossa
4
Q
How do the axon from the abductees nucleus travel?
A
Anterior ward and exit the CNS at the inferior boarder of the pons
5
Q
Where does the abducens nerve receive information from?
A
BMA #8, superior colliculus, medial longitudinal fasciculus
6
Q
How does the abducens nerve reach the lateral rectus?
A
Penetrates the dura, travels along the cavernous sinus, exits skull through the superior orbital fissure
7
Q
What is the apparent origin of CN VI?
A
Medulopontein sulcus
8
Q
What is the name of CN VI?
A
Abducens nerve
