Cranial Nerve Exam Flashcards
What is the pathway for a reflex?
afferent nerve, spinal cord/brain stem, efferent nerve
What is the pathway for a response?
afferent nerve, cortex of the brain for perception, initiation of movement by cortex, efferent nerve
What is CN I?
Olfactory n.
How can you test CN I?
offer smelly treat without visualization
What is CN II?
Optic
T/F. the optic n. is both sensory and motor.
F. sensory only
What would happen if CN II is damaged
blindness
What are 5 tests used to test CN2?
- pupillary light reflex
- menace response
- visual placement reaction
- obstacle course
- tracking
What nerve do you also test when using PLR to test CN 2?
CN3
What two nerves do you test when testing a dogs menice response
CN 2 and 7
What if you see a normal menace response but PLR is negative?
Damage to CN 3
What is CN3?
Oculomotor
Which mm. of the eye are innervated by CN3?
Rectus m.
ventral oblique m.
pupil
Where does the oculomotor n. exit the skull?
orbital fissure
how can you test for CN3 damage?
- check for normal eye position
- check for normal uppereyelid position
- PLR
- lesions?
Static deviation of the affected eye
strabismus
drooping of the superior eyelid
ptosis
What is CN IV
Trochlear
Which m. does CN4 innervate?
dorsal oblique
Where does CN4 exit the skull?
Orbital fissure
How can you test CN4?
- abnormal rotation
- normal congruent eye movement
- strabismus
What are the 3 braches of CN5?
- ophthalmic
- maxillary
- mandibular
What is CN5?
Trigeminal
Which branch of the trigeminal n. is sensory to the lateral canthus?
maxillary
What branch of the trigeminal n. is sensory to the medial canthus?
ophthalmic