Anatomy Test #3 Lecture 4/5 material! Flashcards
Cranial Nerve 1 name
The olfactory nerve
Cranial 1 gives us our sense of
smell
The olfactory nerve consists of
little fascicles that pass through the cribriform plate into the cranial cavity (specifically into the olfactory bulb, which means that it is no longer the olfactory nerve)
The olfactory bulb
initiates new axons that flow posteriorly as the OLFACTORY TRACT (not the olfactory nerve)
the olfactory trigone
has medial fibers (medial striae)
and lateral fibers (lateral striae)
lateral striae of the olfactory trigone project into
the primary olfactory area on the ipsilateral side
the medial striae of the olfactory trigone
cross to the opposite side of the brain via the anterior commisure
Does one side take care of smell?
no, lateral and medial striae result in both sides taking care of smell
the fornix
part of the limbic system, part of emotional brain
lamina terminalis
marks the rostral end of the rostrum of the corpus colosseum
cranial nerve 1 function
has no motor function at all, all olfaction or smell
cranial nerve 2
optic nerve
optic nerve originates
in the eye
optic nerve is what type of fibers
all sensory
the optic nerve enters the cranial cavity through the
optic canal
the optic chiasm
where some of the fibers of the eye cross
the optic tract
after the optic chiasm, terminates into the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
function of cranial nerve 2?
optic nerve, so vision
fibers coming from lateral retina do what
stay on the same side as the chiasm
fibers coming from medial retina do what
cross the chiasm
your lateral retina sees the
medial visual field
your medial retina sees the
lateral visual field
If you have pressure on the optic chiasm, what happens?
It prevents the medial fibers from crossing, so you won’t be able to see anything in the periphery aka the lateral visual field. So you will only see things in the medial visual field
corticoblindness
damage to occipital lobe, causes you to not be able to see
visual adnosmiam
damage to the association cortex of the occipital lobe- you might be able to see, but you won’t know what you are seeing, you wouldn’t be able to name it.
cranial nerve III name
Oculomotor Nerve
CN III emerges from
These nerves are situated on the ventral brainstem at the level of the junction between the midbrain and the pons. They may be observed emerging from the midbrain centrally in
the INTERPENDUNCULAR FOSSA
What is the name of cranial nerve IV
the trochlear nerve (the smallest of all of the nerves)
where does the trochlear nerve originate
This is the ONLY cranial nerve that is attached to the dorsal aspect of the brainstem (Netter: 115). However, it then wraps around to the ventrolateral aspect and may be observed laterally at the level of the midbrain
what is the only cranial nerve that is crossed?
the trochlear nerve! It’s fibers cross in the superior medullary velum
What is the name of cranial nerve VI
the abducens nerve
what does the abducens nerve do?
it abducts your eye
CN IV exits the skull through
superior orbital fissure to innervate one muscle.
Unique Features of trochlear nerve:
smallest cranial nerve
fibers cross in the superior medullary velum
innervates the superior oblique muscle
Trochlear nerve function - and is it motor or sensory or both
Function: Motor: This cranial nerve innervates one eye muscle, the Superior Oblique which moves the eye in a downward and outward direction.
Cranial nerve VI emerges from the junction between the
pons and the medulla (pontomedually groove)
for eyes to move normally they must
move in the same direction and distance at the same speed
conjugate extra-occular movement / conjugate deviation of the eye
eyes move in the same direction and distance at the same speed.
If your left eye looks lateral, what should right eye be doing
looking medial at the same velocity, speed and rate.
Medial Rectus
Eye rotates in
Superior Rectus
Eye rotates up
Inferior Rectus
Eye rotates down
Inferior Oblique
Eye rotates up and out. (diagonally up and out)
innervation of medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, and inferior oblique is by what nerve?
cranial nerve 3
levator palpebrae muscle function, and what innervates it?
function is to open the eyelid, and its innervated by cranial nerve 3. When the muscle contracts it opens your eye
ptosis (p is silent)
sagging of eyelid due to issues with levator palpebrae. Likely due to cranial nerve 3
Do cranial nerves have sympathetic function?
no sympathetic but yes parasympathetic
cranial nerve III has what kind of autonomic function?
parasympathetic function- it is motor to the constrictor pupillae muscle. It consists of smooth muscle fibers in the iris of the eye (the part of the eye that we look at and it’s the color of the persons eye). When it gets a parasympathetic signal, your pupil will constrict.
discuss the ciliary muscle of the eye
it’s another parasympathetic muscle innervated by cranial nerve III.
WHEN YOU BRING SOMETHING CLOSE TO YOUR EYE YOUR CILIARY MUSCLE CONTRACTS CAUSING THE LENS TO THICKEN (LENS TO THICKEN IS BC OF PARASYMPATHETIC SYSTEM AND THIS IS CALLED DISTANCE ACCOMMODATION,
further information:
The dark spot in your eye is the pupil. It allows light rays into your eyes so you can see. Right behind pupil is your lens. Your lens allows the light rays to be focused on the retina. So it’s a built in pair of glasses. When you take an object away from the eye, it relaxes, and the lens thins. Results in
function of the trochlear nerve
extra-occular movement only!
superior oblique: eye turns diagonally DOWN and OUT
cranial nerve VI extra ocular movement function
lateral rectus of the eye- abduction - eye turns out