Cranial Nerve Details Flashcards
What are the 2 classes of fcn for CN III?
GSE and GVE
What is the GSE fcn of CN III?
Inf, sup, med recti mm, inf oblique and palpabrae superioris mm.
What is the GVE fcn of CN III?
Parasymp to constrictor pupillae (constriction) and ciliary mm. (accomodation/focussing)
What are some unique features of the trochlear n.?
- only n. that exits dorsal brain
- only n. where all lower motor neuron fibers decussate
- longest intracranial course
- smallest # of axons
What mm. does the anterior trunk of V-1 innervate?
Mm. of mastication and anterior belly digastric.
- mastication mm: temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid
What is the GSA innervation of V2?
Skin at mid-face, upper teeth, nasal and palatal mucosa
What is the SVE innervation of CN V?
Mm. of mastication, anterior belly digastric, tensor tympani, mylohyoid, tensor palatini (1st arch mm.)
What are the 3 terminal branches of V1?
NFL
Nasociliary
Frontal–supraorbital (lateral), supratrochlear (medial)
Lacrimal
What is “Standing Room Only Stupid”?
The order of foramina: Superior orbital fissure Rotundum Ovale Spinosum
What CN do you use to force your eyes closed?
CN VII
What CN do you use when you look at bright lights?
CN III (sphincter pupillae)
What CN do you use to open your eyes?
CN III (levator palpabrae)
Which n. opens the pupils wide? Extra wide?
- Sympathetics
- Sympathetics–tarsal m. of Mueller
What is the GVA innervation of CN VII?
Deep sensation from soft palate
What is the SVA innervation of CN VII?
Taste from ant 2/3 tongue
What is the GVE innervation of CN VII?
Motor to sublingual, submandibular, lacrimal glands, + glands of nasopharynx and hard/soft palates.