CNS, the Orbit, and Major Plexi Anatomy Flashcards
Week 6 - Week 7. Does not include specific nerves of plexi.
function CN-1
olfactory
foramen CN-1
cribriform plate, go straight forward
how to test CN-1
identify common odors
function CN-II
optic
foramen CN-II
optic canal, forms an X
how to test CN-II
visual field, acuity, pupillary reflex
function CN-III
oculomotor, innervates most eye muscles: superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique, eyelid, pupil, lens
foramen CN-III
superior orbital fissure
how to test CN-III
pupil constriction, H pattern
function CN-IV
trochlear, innervates superior oblique
foramen CN-IV
superior orbital fissure
how to test CN-IV
H pattern
function CN-V
trigeminal (WHY IS THIS NOT 3 THAT IS SO ANNOYING); sensorimotor to face; ophthalmic
foramen CN-V
opthalmic = superior orbital fissure maxillary = foramen rotundum mandibular = foramen ovale
how to test CN-V
touch, pain, eye touch, teeth contraction
function CN-VI
abductens; innervates lateral rectus; defect = lazy eye
foramen CN-VI
superior orbital fissure
how to test CN-VI
H pattern
function CN-VII
face motor, some sensory, taste, tears, spit
foramen CN-VII
internal acoustic meatus
how to test CN-VII
taste discrimination, facial weakness, eyelid reflex (to light touch)
function CN-VIII
vestibulocochlear; balance, eye movements (vestibular); hearing (cochlear)
foramen CN-VIII
internal acoustic meatus
how to test CN-VIII
hearing loss, vertigo
function CN-IX
glossopharyngeal, taste, sinus, nasal/oral pharynx
foramen CN-IX
jugular
how to test CN-IX
gag reflex
function CN-X
vagus, thoracic, abdominal, larynx, pharynx, epiglottis, esophagus
foramen CN-X
jugular
how to test CN-X
swallowing, speaking, gag reflex, say “ahh”
function CN-XI
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius motor