4.1 Cranial Nerves Flashcards
What is the name of CN I?
Olfactory nerve
What is the function of the Olfactory nerve?
Provide a sense of smell
Where does CN I originate?
Olfactory mucosa –> cribriform plate –> olfactory bulb
What is anosmia?
Lack of smell
What can cause anosmia?
Trauma, meningtitis
What is the name of CN II?
Optic nerve
Describe the pathway of CNII
Retina –> Optic tract –> Optic canal –> Primary visual cortex
What is the name of CN III?
Occulomotor
Where does CN III originate?
Oculomotor nucleus
Describe the pathway of CN III?
Superior orbital fissure and splits into superior and inferior oculomotor nerve.
What is the function of the optic nerve?
Sight
What is the function of CN III?
Movement of 4/6 of the extraocular eye muscles and levator palpebrae superioris
How will a CN III nerve palsy present?
Down and out pupil Enlarged pupil (mydriasis)
What is the name of CN IV?
Trochlear
What is the function of the trochlear nerve?
Moves eye down and in
Describe the pathway of CN IV
Trochlear nucleus –> cavernous sinus –> eye muscles
How may an infection on CN IV present?
Difficulty walking down the stairs
Why is CN IV susceptible to infections?
Longest and runs through cavernous sinus
What is the name of CN V?
Trigeminal
Where does the Trigeminal nerve originate?
Trigeminal sensory nucleus complex in the Pons