Cranial Nerve Nuclei Flashcards
Small motor nucleus is situated beneath the floor of upper part of 4th ventricle close to the midline and beneath the colliculus facialis
Abducens Nerve (CN VI)
The Glossophrayngeal Nerve (CN IX) has 3 Nuclei ____________
- Main Motor Nucleus
- Parasymphatetic Nucleus
- Sensory Nucleus
The same with Vagus Nerve (CN X)
The vestibular nuclei receieve _______
- afferent fibers from the utricle and saccule and semicircular canals through the vestibular nerve
- fibers from the cerebellum
These are the axons of nerve cells situated within the brain
- Somatic Motor
- Branchiomotor nerve fibers **of a Cranial Nerve
In the Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
this Nucleus has efferent fibers that supply the stylopharyngeus muscle
Main Motor Nucleus
They are the axons of the nerve
cells of the lateral geniculate body
Optic Radiation
Mixed Sensory and Motor Nerves
1975 (10, 9, 7, 5)
It is responsible for recognition of objects and perception of color
Visual Association Cortex (Areas 18 and 19)
The motor nuclei of the cranial nerves receive impulses from the cerebral cortex through the _______________
Corticonuclear (Corticobulbar) Fibers
In the Trigeminal Nerve this nucleus
Situated in the** pons, medial
to the main sensory nucleus**
Motor Nucleus
It is a small projection from pulvinar (posterior) part of thalamus
Lateral Geniculate Body
It is situated at the junction of the anterior wall and floor of 3rd ventricle
Optic Chiasma
Each Olfactory receptor cell consists of ______
- Small bipolar nerve cell with Coarse Peripheral Process
- Fine central Process
PArasymphathetic Nerves
1973 (10, 9, 7, 3)
Constitutes the Third order neuron
Lower Motor Neuron
It forms the cranial outflow of the parasympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system
General Visceral Motor Nuclei
Where does incoming olfactory nerves synapse with
Dendrites of the Mitral Cells
Together they form Rounded Areas known as synaptic glomeruli
Corticonuclear Fibers originate from the pyramidal cells in the ____________
- Inferior part of the precentral gyrus (area 4)
- Adjacent part of the postcentral gyrus
These areas of the cortex are responsible for
the appreciation of olfactory sensations.
Primary and Secondary Olfactory Cortex
It is the most slender Cranial Nerve and only one to leave the posterior surface of the brainstem
Trochlear Nerve (CN IV)
Posterior Vagal Trunk
Right
It carries axons to the olfactory area of cerebral cortex
Lateral Striae
It receives numerous connections from the
primary olfactory cortex
Entorhinal area (area 28) of the parahippocampal
gyrus
What are the 4 neurons that conduct visual impulses to the visual cortex
- Rods and Cons
- Bipolar Neurons
- Ganglion Cells
- Neurons of lateral geniculate body
It is also called as the ___________
Entorhinal area (area 28) of the parahippocampal
gyrus
It controls the movements and shape of the tongue
Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII)
The main oculomotor nucleus receives
- Corticonuclear fibers
- Tectobulbar Fibers from the superior colliculus where it receives info from the visual cortex
- Medial Longitudunal fasiculus
It supplies all the extrinsic muscles of the eye except the Superior Oblique and Lateral Rectus
Main Oculomotor Nucleus
It is situated in the anterior part of the gray matter that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct in the midbrain and lies inferior to the oculomotor nucleus at the level of inferior colliculus
Trochlear Nerve (CN IV)