Cranial Nerves Flashcards
List the cranial nerves
Olfactory Optic Oculomotor Troclear Trigeminal Abducens Facial Vestibulocochlear Glossopharyngeal Vagus Accessory Hypoglossal
Where do almost all the cranial nerves originate from
Brainstem apart from I and II
How many cranial nerves do we have
12 Pairs
What makes up the brainstem
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla Oblongta
Where do cranial nerves I and II originate from
The brain itself
What makes cranial nerve I and II special
- They originate from the brain not the brain stem
2. They are both part of the CNS rather than being a peripheral nerve
What is the nervous system split into
- Central nervous system
2. Peripheral nervous system
What is the cranial nervous system split into
- Brain
2. Spinal cord
What is the peripheral nervous system made up of
- Somatic
2. Autonomic
What is the autonomic nervous system split into
- Sympathetic nervous system
2. Parasympathetic nervous system
What are afferent fibres
Sensory fibres that carry information to the brain from the body
What are efferent fibres
Motor fibres that carry information from the brain to the rest of the body
What is another term used to describe the autonomic nervous system
Visceral nervous system
Describe first order sensory neurones
They enter the brain stem and synapse on to the second order neurones
Where are second order neurones found
In the cranial nerve sensory nuclei
Describe the journey second order sensory neurones take
They decussate and pass to the thalamus where they synapse with tertiary neurones
Describe the journey tertiary neurones take
They pass to the cortex where the signals they carry are interpreted
Signals received from the right hand first order neurone end up where
On the left hand medulla
How many sensory neurone do we have in a pathway?
3 first, secondary and tertiary order
How many neurones do we have in motor neurone pathway
2
Upper and lower
Describe the pathway upper motor neurones take
They run from the motor areas of the cortex to motor nuclei in the brainstem via the Corticobular tract
Where do upper motor neurones run from and via what
From the motor areas of the Corte and travel via the cortiocspinal tract
What happens to motor neurones at the corticospinal tract
The fibres decussate in the medulla and synapse on to the lower motor neurones
What do we mean by decussate
Swap side eg left to right
What parts of the body innervate the autonomic nervous system
Visceral components such as internal organs like circulatory and digestive system
What part of the body innervate the somatic nervous system
Non visceral components generally voluntary control
Name the different somatic fibre types
- General somatic afferents (GSAs)
- General somatic efferents (GSE)
- Special somatic afferents (SSA)
- Special somatic efferents (SSE) don’t need to know
What do general somatic afferent fibres pick up
- Touch
- Temperature
- Proprioception
What do general somatic efferent fibres innervate
What do general somatic afferent fibres pick up Skeletal muscles
What do Special somatic afferent fibres pick up
- Vision
- Balance
- Hearing
Where are general somatic efferents and afferents found
In both cranial and spinal nerves
Where are special somatic afferent fibres found
in cranial nerves only
What do general somatic afferent fibres do
They carry general sensations from cutaneous structures and mucous membranes of the head and general proprioception from somatic structures such as muscles of the head and neck
In which cranial nerves are general somatic afferents found
V
VII
IX
X
Name cranial nerve V
Trigeminal
Name cranial nerve VII
Facial