21. Cranial Nerves 7-12 Flashcards
What are the 3 types of motor fibres?
Somatic
Branchiomotor
Parasympathetic
What are the 3 types of sensory fibres?
Somatic
Visceral and taste
Special
Which cranial nerves have somatic motor fibres?
3, 4, 6, 12
Which cranial nerves have branchiomotor fibres?
5c, 7, 9, 10, 11
Which cranial nerves have parasympathetic motor fibres?
3, 7, 9, 10
Which cranial nerves have somatic sensory fibres?
5, 7, 9, 10
Which cranial nerves have visceral sensory fibres?
7, 9, 10
Which cranial nerves have special sensory fibres?
1, 2, 8
What are the motor functions of CN VII?
Branchiomotor to second arch (facial expresion
Parasympathetic secretomotor
What ganglion contains the sensory nerve bodies of VII?
Geniculate ganglion
What are the sensory functions of VII?
Somatosensory to the ear
Visceral sensory taste to hard palate and anterior 2/3 of tongue
How can you test CN VII?
Test each facial muscle
Corneal reflex
Where does CN VIII emerge?
Cerebellopontine angle
Where are the vestibular and cochlear nuclei found?
Floor of the 4th ventricle
Where do signals from the cochlear nuclei go?
Inferior coliculi
Medial geniculate body
Where does CN IX emerge?
Behind the olives of the medulla
What are the motor functions of CN IX?
Branchiomotor to 3rd arch: stylopharyngeus
Parasympathetic to otic ganglion
What ganglion is associated with branchiomotor CN IX?
Nucleus ambiguus
What are the sensory functions of CN IX?
Somatic (superior ganglion) to the tympanic membrane and posterior 1/3 of tongue
Visceral (inferior ganglion) to oropharynx and taste to posterior 1/3 of tongue, carotid body