Cranial nerves Flashcards
Diseases anosmia or hyponosmia can be an early feature of
Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s dementia
Area of brain lesion causing blindness in one eye
Anterior to the optic chiasm e.g. the optic nerve
Area of brain lesion causing bitemporal hemianopia
Optic chiasm
Area of brain lesion causing a left homonymous hemianopia
R sided optic tract
Area of brain lesion causing R homonymous hemianopia
L sided optic tract
Brain lesions causing enlargement of the blind spot
Anything causing swelling of the optic discs
Area of brain lesion causing a superior quadrantanopia
Contralateral Temporal lobe
Area of brain lesion causing an inferior quadrantanopia
Contralateral parietal lobe
Area of brain lesion causing cortical blindness
Occipital lobe
Origin of the olfactory nerve
Cerebrum
Exit of the olfactory nerve
Cribriform plate
Origin of the optic nerve
Retinal ganglion cells
Exit of the optic nerve
Optic canal
Origin of the oculomotor nerve
Anterior aspect of the midbrain
Exit of the oculomotor nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Origin of the trochlear nerve
Dorsal aspect of the midbrain
Exit of the trochlear nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Origin of the trigeminal nerve
Pons
Exit of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Exit of the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
Foramen rotundum
Exit of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
Foramen ovale
Origin of the abducens nerve
Pons
Exit of the abducens nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Origin of the facial nerve
Pons
Exit of the facial nerve
Internal acoustic meatus
Stylomastoid foramen
Origin of the vestibulocochlear nerve
Cerebellopontine angle
Exit of the vestibulocochlear nerve
Internal acoustic meatus
Origin of the glossopharyngeal nerve
Medulla
Exit of the glossopharyngeal nerve
Jugular foramen
Origin of the vagus nerve
Medulla