Cranial nerves 0425 Flashcards
medial location at brain stem
III, VI, XII
pineal gland
melatonin secretion, circadian rhythm
superior colliculi
EYES - conjugate vertical gaze center
inferior colliculi
EARS - auditory center
lesion of superior colliculus
PARINAUD SYNDROME.
paralysis of conjugate vertical gaze.
ex: pinealoma
CN I olfactory
smell
*only CN without thalamic relay to cortex
CN II optic
sight
CN III oculomotor
eye movement (SR, IR, MR, IO).
pupillary constriction (e-w nucleus, muscarinic R).
accommodation.
eye lid opening (levator palpebrae).
CN IV trochlear
eye movement (SO)
CN V trigeminal
mastication. facial sensation (ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular divisions).
CN VI abducens
eye movement (LR)
CN VII facial
facial movement. taste from ant 2/3 tongue. lacrimation. salivation (submand and sublingual glands). eyelid closing (orbicularis oculi). stapedius m. in ear.
CN VIII vestibulocochlear
hearing, balance
CN IX glossopharyngeal
taste from post 1/3 tongue.
swallowing.
salivation (parotid gland).
monitoring carotid body and sinus chemo- and baroreceptors.
stylopharyngeus (elevates pharynx, larynx).
sensation in upper pharynx, post 1/3 tongue, tonsils, middle ear.
CN X vagus
taste from epiglottic region. swallowing. palate elevation. midline uvula. talking. coughing. thoracoabdominal viscera. monitoring aortic arch chemo- and baroreceptors.
CN XI accessory
head turning, shoulder shrugging - sternocleidomastoid, trapezius.
CN XII hypoglossal
tongue movement
CN nuclei - midbrain
III, IV
CN nuclei - pons
V, VI, VII, VIII
CN nuclei - medulla
IX, X, XII
CN nuclei - spinal cord
XI (accessory nucleus)
general features of CN nuclei
located in tegmentum of brain stem (btn dorsal and ventral portions).
lateral nuclei = sensory. from alar plate.
medial nuclei = motor. from basal plate.
*sulcus limitans separates lateral from medial nuclei