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What is the first cranial nerve?

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Olfactory (sensory)

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What is the function of the first cranial nerve?

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Innervates the olfactory epithelium (olfaction)

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What are the entry points of the first cranial nerve?

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Cribiform plate (skull)
Anterior perforated substance (brain)

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What is the second cranial nerve?

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Optic (sensory)

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Whats the function of the second cranial nerve?

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Eye and vision

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What are the entry points of the second cranial nerve?

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Optic canal (skull)

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What is the third cranial nerve?

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Occulomotor (motor)

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Whats the function of the third cranial nerve?

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Eye movement
Innervates all extraoccular muscles apart form superior oblique and lateral rectus

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What happens if the third cranial nerve is damaged?

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Causes pupil to be down and out

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What is the 4th cranial nerve?

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Trochlear (motor)

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Whats the function of the 4th cranial nerve?

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Eye movement: superior oblique muscle of eye (pulls eye down)

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What are the exit points of the 4th cranial nerve?

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Superior orbital fissure (skull)
Midbrain: below inferior colliculus (brain), passes through cavernous sinus

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What are the exit points of the 3rd cranial nerve?

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Superior orbital fissure (skull)
Midbrain: posterior to mammillary bodies (brain), passes through cavernous sinus

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What is the fifth cranial nerve?

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Trigeminal:
- opthalamic (V1) sensory
- maxillary (V2) sensory
- mandibular (V3) both

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What does the opthalamic branch of the trigeminal nerve do?

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Sensations in eye, skin of nose, eyelid and forehead

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What does the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve do?

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Sensation from upper teeth, mucosa of nasal cavity (middle of face)

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What does the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve do?

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Sensations in skin over the mandible
Motor neurons involved in mastication (chewing)

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Where does the 5th cranial nerve arise in the brain?

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Pons

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Where does V1 of trigeminal nerve enter the skull?

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Superior orbital fissure

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Where does V2 of trigeminal nerve enter the skull?

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Foramen retundum

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Where does V3 of trigeminal nerve enter/exit the skull?

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Foramen ovalae

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What is the 6th cranial nerve?

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Abducent (motor)

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What does the 6th cranial nerve do?

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Abducts the eye (lateral rectus muscle)

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Where does the 6th cranial nerve exit from?

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Superior orbital fissure (skull)
Pons (brain)

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Whats 7th cranial nerve?
Facial (motor and sensory)
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What does the 7th cranial nerve do?
Motor: facial expressions Sensory: taste sensation of anterior 2/3 of the tongue
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Where does the 7th cranial nerve enter/exit?
Joins in internal acoustic meatus but exits through stylomastiod formaina (skull) Pons (brain)
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Whats the 8th cranial nerve?
Vestibularcochlear (sensory)
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What does the 8th cranial nerve do?
Coordination and balance (semi-circular canals) Hearing (cochlear)
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What are the entry points of the 8th cranial nerve?
Internal acoustic meatus and terminates in petrous part of temporal bone(skull) Pons (brain)
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Whats the 9th cranial nerve?
glossopharyngeal (motor and sensory)
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What does the 9th cranial nerve do?
Sensory: taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue Motor: Elevating the larynx and pharynx (speaking and swallowing)
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Where does the 9th cranial nerve enter/exit?
Jugular formina (skull) Lateral sulcus of medulla (brain)
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Whats the 10th cranial nerve?
Vagus (sensory and motor)
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What does 10th cranial nerve do?
Regulation of internal organ functions (down to transverse colon): digestion, heart rate, and respiratory rate, vasomotor activity Certain reflex actions: coughing, sneezing, swallowing, vomiting
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What are the entry/exit points of 10th cranial nerve?
Jugular formina (skull) Lateral sulcus (medulla)
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Whats the 12th cranial nerve?
hyopglossal (motor)
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Function of 12th cranial nerve?
Intrinsic muscles of tongue (tongue movement)
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Exit point of 12th cranial nerve?
Hypoglossal canal (skull) Anterolateral sulcus of medulla (brain)
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11th cranial nerve?
Accessory (motor)
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Function of 11th cranial nerve?
Movement of neck muscles (sternocleidomastoid and trapezius)
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Entry/exit point of 11th cranial nerve?
Jugular foramina (skull) Medulla (brain)
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What is bulbarpalsy?
Lower motor neuron palsy of cranial nerves 9-12 Symptoms: dysphagia, slurring of speech, dysphonia etc. Common causes: brainstem stroke, tumour
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What is Bells palsy?
Damage to facial nerve Causes temporary weakness or lack of movement affecting 1 side of the face Exact cause unknown
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After the optic chiasm, which tracts decussate?
Lateral fibres carry on same side Medial fibres decussate
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After the optic chiasm, where do the tracts go?
Lateral geniculate body (part of thalamus and where fibres synapse)
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After the lateral geniculate body, where do the fibres from the inferior part of the eye go on the way to the occipital lobe?
Temporal lobe
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Which fibres go to parietal lobe after the lateral geniculte body and before the occipital lobe?
Fibres from superior part of eye
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How is the image different with a lens?
lower half looks up (vice versa), outside of retina looks inwards (vice versa)
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What happens if there is a lesion of optic chiasm?
Bitemporal hemianopia (impaired peripheral vision in outer temperal halves of the visual field of each eye)
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Lesion posterior to optic chiasm?
Homonymous hemianopia (vision loss on same side of visual field in both eyes)
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What causes quantantinopia?
Lesion in posterior part of brain (after 2nd synapse in lateral geniculate body) quarter of visual field in each eye is lost
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Common cause of lesion of optic chiasm?
Pituitary tumour (pituitary sits under chiasm)
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Function of midbrain?
Connecting stalk between ventral diencephalon and pons
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What are the parts of the midbrain?
Tectum (posterior) and tegmentum (anterior)
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Where are the inferior and superior colliculi found and what do they do?
Tectum Inferior: auditory reflexes Superior: visual reflexes
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Structures in tegmentum?
Reticular formation, red nucleus, VTA and periaqueductal grey matter, cerebral aqueduct, substantia nigra
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What does cerebral aqueduct do?
CSF from third to fourth ventricle
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What does substantia nigra do?
Dopamine neurons, involved in movement Project to basal ganglia Degeneration is hallmark of PD
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What does the red nucleus do?
High iron levels make it appear pink Involved in fine movement, crawling in babies, arm swinging in walking, cat landing on feet
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What is crus cerebri?
most anterior part of midbrain (includes cortiospinal tract)
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What are the three roles of the pons?
Relay station Involuntary functions (breathing and REM sleep) Houses cranial nerve nuclei 5-8
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What is the bublopontine sulcus?
junction between pons and medulla
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Locus coerulus?
regulates amount of noradrenlaine
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What nuclei is contained in ventral pons?
Pontine nuclei: corticopontine fibres and descending cortiospoinal fibres
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WHere is the reticular formation found and what does it do?
Lateral pons and contains ascending sensory tracts
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What happens if the myelin in the pons is destroyed?
Central pontine myelinolysis - causes confusion, balance problems, dysphagia, hallucinations - happens when sodium levels are corrected too quickly
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Function of medulla oblongata?
Autonomic (involuntary) functions including HR, breathing, vomiting and BP Houses cranial nerve nuclei 8-12
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What are the olives in the medulla?
swellings lateral to ventrolateral sulcus and mark underlying olivary nucleus (movement control)
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Pyramids of medulla?
Contain corticospinal tracts (80% of fibres decussate here)
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What are the gracile and cuneate tubercles?
Ascending (afferent) pathways conveying sensory information form legs (gracile) and arms (cuneate)
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What is lateral geniculate body for?
Visual system
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What is the medial geniculate body for?
auditory system
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whats on either side of the two pyramids on medulla?
inferior olivary nuclei
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what do the inferior olivary nuclei communicate with?
cerebellum
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what does the superior colliculus project to?
lateral geniculate nucleus of thalamus (deals with vision)

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