Ascending Cranial Pathways Flashcards
CN V
trigeminal nerve
trigeminal nerve
all somatosensory of head
proprio, vib, fine touch
pain, temp, crude touch
also motor to mastication muscles
opthalmic nerve
V1
sensory
maxillary nerve
V2
sensory
mandibular nerve
V3
sensory and motor
dermatomes of trigeminal
V1 - nose and upper forehead
V2 - bottom nose to lips
V3 - chin to temple
ganglia for cranial nerves
named nuclei
mesencephalic nucleus
cell bodies of primary afferents in CNS
trigeminal ganglion
primary afferents in all 3 branches of trigeminal
spinal trigeminal nucleus of five
pain, temp, crude touch
V1,2,3
analagous to dorsal horn nuclei in ATLS (spinothalamic tract)
pontine sensory nucleus of five
aka chief, main, principle
prethalamic relay for proprio, vib, fine touch
analagous to nucleus cuneatus and nucleus gracilis
destinatons for trigeminal after pre-thalamic relay
local reflex arcs thalamus (VPM) reticular formation hypothalamus cerebellum
lower motor neuronal damage
decreased reflexes babinski absent muscle atrophy decreased muscle tone profound weakness fasciculations present (twitching)
segments in spinal cord
31
cord end in adult
L2