Cranial Nerves Flashcards
What are Special Sensory Nerves associated with?
Hearing, seeing, smelling, balancing and tasting
What are Special Motor Nerves associated with?
Skeletal muscles derived embryologically from the pharyngeal arches and not from the somites
What is the first cranial nerve?
The Olfactory Nerve
Which cranial nerve is the Olfactory Nerve?
Cranial Nerve I
What fibres does the Olfactory Nerve carry?
Special Afferent Fibres
What does the Olfactory Nerve convey?
The sense of smell
How does the olfactory nerve leave the cranial cavity?
Through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
What is the second cranial nerve?
The Optic Nerve
Which cranial nerve is the Optic Nerve?
Cranial Nerve II
What fibres does the Optic Nerve convey?
Special Afferent Fibres
What does the Optic Nerve convey?
Vision
How does the optic nerve enter the cranial cavity?
Through the optic canal
What is the third cranial nerve?
The Oculomotor Nerve
Which cranial nerve is the Oculomotor Nerve?
Cranial Nerve III
What are the fibres of the Oculomotor Nerve?
General Somatic Efferent
General Visceral Efferent
How does the Oculomotor Nerve leave the cranial cavity?
Through the superior orbital fissure
What are innervations of the General Somatic Efferent fibres of the Oculomotor Nerve?
The muscles of the eye
What are the innervations of the General Visceral Efferent fibres of the Oculomotor Nerve?
- Pupillary constriction
2. Ciliary muscles
What is the fourth cranial nerve?
The Trochlear Nerve
Which cranial nerve is the Trochlear Nerve?
Cranial Nerve IV
What are the fibres of the Trochlear Nerve?
General Somatic Efferent fibres
What are the innervations of the Trochlear Nerve?
The Superior Oblique (of the eye)
How does the Trochlear Nerve leave the cranial cavity?
Through the superior orbital fissure
What is the fifth cranial nerve?
The Trigeminal Nerve
Which cranial nerve is the Trigeminal Nerve?
Cranial Nerve V
What are the fibres of the Trigeminal Nerve?
General Somatic Afferent
Branchial Efferent
What are the divisions of the Trigeminal Nerve?
- Opthalmic Nerve V1
- Maxillary Nerve V2
- Mandibular Nerve V3
What is the first division of the Trigeminal Nerve?
The Ophthalmic Nerve V1
What is the second division of the Trigeminal Nerve?
The Maxillary Nerve V2
What is the third division of the Trigmenial Nerve?
The Mandibular Nerve V3
How does the Opthalmic Nerve leave the cranial cavity?
Through the superior orbital fissure
What area does the Opthalmic Nerve innervate?
From the tip of the nose to the anterior half of the scalp
How does the Maxillary Nerve leave the cranial cavity?
Through the foramen rotundum
What area does the Maxillary Nerve innervate?
From the nose to the upper jaw
How does the Mandibular Nerve leave the cranial cavity?
Through the foramen ovale
What is unique about the Mandibular Nerve?
It has a dedicated motor root