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Cranial Nerve III, IV, and VI Flashcards

1
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What happens to the eyes as you lateral flex head

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The eyes rotate

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2
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what cranial nerves control eye muscles involved in movment

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Oculomotor III
Trochlear IV
Abducens VI

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3
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What is the most common symptom of damage to these nerves

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Double vision

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4
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What nerve constricts the pupil

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Oculomotor

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5
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How many intrinsic ocular muscles are there

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How many extraocular muscles are there

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What is the only cranial nerve to exit the brainstem dorsally

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Trochlear

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8
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What component of the oculomotor nerve innervates the iris sphincter and ciliary muscle

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Parasympathetic component

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What does the iris sphincter do

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Contracts to constrict the pupil

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10
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What does the ciliary muscle contracting do to the lens

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Causes the lens to become convex or fat

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11
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What does the ciliary muscle control

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Accommodation of the lens

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12
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What is the radial pupillary dilator muscle innervated by

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The ascending cervical sympathetic system

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13
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What does the radial pupillary dilator do

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Dilates pupil

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14
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What does the ciliary muscle relaxing do to the lens

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Causes the lens to flatten out

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15
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When viewing a distant object what does the lens look like

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The lens is flat to allow the light to bend to the retina

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When viewing a near object what does the lens look like

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The lens is convex or fat to allow the light to be bent even more to hit the retina

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17
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How is light coming from far objects oriented

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Parallel

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18
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How is light coming from near objects oriented

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Straight but diverging lines

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19
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What are the 3 antagonistic pairs of extraocular muscles

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  1. Lateral and medial recti
  2. Superior and inferior recti
  3. Superior and inferior obliques
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20
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What 3 axes does movement occur in

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Horizontal, vertical, and torsional

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21
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What is torsional movement

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Twisting movements that bring the top of the eye toward the nose or away from the nose

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22
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What extraocular muscles does the oculomotor nerve control (4)

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  1. Medial rectus
  2. Inferior rectus
  3. Superior rectus
  4. Inferior oblique
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23
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What extraocular muscle does the trochlear nerve control

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Superior oblique

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24
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What extraocular muscle does the abducens nerve control

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Lateral rectus

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25
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Where is the oculomotor nucleus

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In the midbrain at the level of the mesencephalic reticular formation (superior colliculus and red nucleus)

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26
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Where is the trochlear nucleus

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Slightly caudal to the oculomotor nucleus

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27
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Where is the abducens nucleus

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In the pons at the level of the paramedian pontine reticular formation, adjacent to the fasciculus of the facial nerve

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28
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Where is the oculomotor nerve at risk of damage

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When it travels between the superior cerebellar artery and in posterior cerebral artery

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29
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Why is the oculomotor nerve at risk of damage passing through these vessels

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If hemorrhage occurs the nerve can become compressed

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30
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What nuclei travel within the oculomotor nucleus (4)

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  1. Dorsal nucleus (inferior rectus)
  2. Intermediate nucleus (inferior oblique)
  3. Medial nuclei
  4. Ventral nucleus (medial rectus)
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31
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What are the 2 nuclei that are part of the oculomotor nuclear complex but aren’t within the oculomotor nucleus

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  1. Edinger-Westphal nucleus (parasympathetics)

2. Central caudal nucleus (levator palpebrae superioris)

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32
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What are the characteristic deficits of CN III damage (3)

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  1. Impairment of eye movements
  2. Drooping of eyelids (ptosis)
  3. Pupillary dilation
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33
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What is effected when there is impairment of eye movements

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Extraocular muscles

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34
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What is effected when there is drooping of the eyelids

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Levator palpebrae superioris

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35
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What is effected when there is pupillary dilation

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Iris sphincter muscle

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36
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What side deficits occur due to trochlear nuclei lesions

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Contralateral

37
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What does the abducens nucleus and fibers of the facial nerve form

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The facial colliculus on the floor of the 4th ventricle

38
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Where do fascicles of CN VI travel and exit the brain stem

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Ventrally at the pontomedullary junction

39
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True or False:

Once the abducens nerve exits the brain stem it travels a long distance to the lateral rectus

40
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What muscles control left and right motions of the eye

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Lateral and medial recti

41
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What muscles control up and down motions of the eye

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Superior and inferior recti and obliques

42
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What is the primary position of the eye

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Straight ahead, body and head erect

43
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What are the 4 secondary positions of the eye

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  1. Adducted
  2. Abducted
  3. Elevated
  4. Depressed
44
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What are the 4 tertiary positions of the eye

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  1. Gaze up right
  2. Gaze up left
  3. Gaze down right
  4. Gaze down left
45
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What is intorsion

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Top of the eye rotating towards the nose (counter clockwise)

46
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What is extorsion

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Top of the eye rotating away from the nose (clockwise)

47
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What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary motions of the inferior rectus

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Primary: Depression
Secondary: Extorsion
Tertiary: Adduction

48
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What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary motions of the superior rectus

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Primary: Elevation
Secondary: Intorsion
Tertiary: Adduction

49
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What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary motions of the superior oblique

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Primary: Intorsion
Secondary: Depression
Tertiary: Abduction

50
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What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary motions of the inferior oblique

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Primary: Extorsion
Secondary: Elevation
Tertiary: Abduction

51
Q

True or False:

Both eyes must move together

52
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True or False:

Muscles in both eyes are paired or yoked

53
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What does the muscles being paired or yoked cause

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They both get similar stimulatory signals from the brain

54
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Whose law is both yoked muscles get similar stimulatory signals from the brain

A

Herring’s Law

55
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True or False:

Muscles in one eye are in antagonist pairs

56
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Whose law is when one of a pair contracts the other must relax

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Sherrington’s Law

57
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What is supraduction also called

58
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What is infraduction also called

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Depression

59
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What is incycloduction also called

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Incyclotorsion or intorsion

60
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What is excycloduction also called

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Excyclotorsion or extorsion

61
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What are version movements

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Movement of both eyes in the same direction

62
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What are the 6 version movements

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  1. Dextroversion
  2. Levoversion
  3. Supraversion
  4. Infraversion
  5. Dextrocycloversion
  6. Levocycloversion
63
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What is dextroversion

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Movement of both eyes to the right

64
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What is levoversion

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Movement of both eyes to the left

65
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What is supraversion

A

Movement of both eyes upward

66
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What is infraversion

A

Movement of both eyes downward

67
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What is dextrocycloversion

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Rotation of both upper cornea to the right

68
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What is levocycloversion

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Rotation of both upper cornea to the left

69
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What are vergence movements

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Movement of both eyes in opposite directions

70
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What are the 2 vergence movements

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  1. Convergence

2. Divergence

71
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What is convergence

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Adduction of both eyes towards midline

72
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What is divergence

A

Abduction of both eyes back to the primary position

73
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What muscles cause dextroversion and levoversion

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Lateral and medial recti

74
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What muscles cause supraversion

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Superior rectus and inferior oblique

75
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What muscles cause infraversion

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Inferior rectus and superior oblique

76
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What muscles cause dextrocycloversion

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Inferior oblique and inferior rectus of the right eye and superior oblique and superior rectus of the left eye

77
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What muscles cause levocycloversion

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Superior oblique and superior rectus of the right eye and inferior oblique and inferior rectus of the left eye

78
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What does complete lesion to CN III cause (5)

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  1. Ptosis
  2. External strabismus (exotropia or lazy eye)
  3. Pupilo-dilation
  4. Loss of accommodation and light reflex (constriction)
  5. Diplopia (double vision)
79
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What causes the pupilo-dilation with complete lesion to CN III

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Paralysis of pupillary sphincter

80
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What occurs with trochlear nerve palsy (2)

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  1. Hypertropia

2. Extorsion

81
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What is hypertropia

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Misalignment of the eyes superiorly (lazy eye)

82
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How can the hypertropia be compensated for

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Tucking the chin and looking up slightly

83
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How can the extorsion be compensated for

A

Tilting the head away from the affected eye to the opposite shoulder

84
Q

True or False:

People with trochlear nerve palsy have difficulty descending stairs

85
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What does the abducens nerve send an interneuron to for innervation purposes

A

The contralateral medial rectus

86
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What does lesion to CN VI cause

A

Patient cannot turn ipsilateral eye laterally

87
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What deformity can be seen in a patient with CN VI damage

A

Internal strabismus

88
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Why does internal strabismus occur with CN VI damage

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Because the lateral rectus is paralyzed and does not oppose the action of the medial rectus

89
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What pathway does the abducens nerve send information to the contralateral medial rectus

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Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus pathway

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