CN 1 Olfactory Flashcards
1
Q
What does the CN 1 Olfactory nerve do?
A
- Special sensory = olfaction (smell)
- Bipolar neurons with multiciliated dendrites in the nasal cavity.
2
Q
Axons pass through which plate and bone?
A
Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
3
Q
The axons synapse on 2nd order neurons in the?
A
Olfactory bulb
4
Q
The axons of the 2nd order neurons form the?
A
Olfactory tract
5
Q
The Olfactory tract neurons go to the brain without?
A
Synapsing in the thalamus
6
Q
Where is the Primary olfactory cortex and what does it do?
A
Temporal bone
Perception - We are smelling something
7
Q
Olfactory tract neurons go to what part of the brain?
A
Limbic system
-Emotional response and memory
Communicate with several autonomic centers via complex networks
8
Q
Loss of sense of smell is?
A
anosmia
