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Most cranial nerves originate from the ________, except CN ______

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Brainstem;

CN I: olfactory n
CN II: optic n
CN XI: spinal accessory n

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Name the cranial nerves:

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CN I: Olfactory
CN II: Optic 
CN III: Oculomotor 
CN IV: Trochlear 
CN V: Trigeminal 
CN VI: Abducens 
CN VII: Facial 
CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear 
CN IX: Glossopharyngeal 
CN X: Vagus 
CN XI: Accessory 
CN XII Hypoglossal
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Which of the following nerves have both sensory and motor

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CN V: Trigeminal N.
CN VII: Facial N.
CN IX: Glossopharyngeal N.
CN X: Vagus N.

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CN I: Olfactory

Nerve function:

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special sensory- smell

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What cranial fossa is the Olfactory Nerve located?

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Anterior Cranial Fossa

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What nerve arise from receptors in the nasal cavity

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Olfactory Nerve

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Location of olfactory nerve cell bodies:

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olfactory epithelium

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What is the anomisa deficit?

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loss of smell

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What nerve is located on the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone?

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Olfactory

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CN II: Optic
Function:
Location of Cell Bodies and N:
Deficit:

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Special Sensory: Vision

Location: Cell Body: retinal ganglia (not the brainstem); Nerve: superior to the midbrain

Deficit: Visual defects

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What cranial fossa is the optic nerve located in?

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Middle cranial nerve

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Extraocular muscles attach to the ______

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sclera

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Movement of superior rectus:

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Elevation: Up and In

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Movement of the inferior rectus:

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depression: down and in

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movement of the medial rectus:

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adduction (to the midline)

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movement of the inferior oblique

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Elevation: Up and Out

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movement of the lateral rectus:

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abduction

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Movement of the superior oblique:

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Depression: down and out

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What is LR6 SO4 AO3?

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Lateral rectus CN VI: Abducens
Superior occipital CN IV: Trochlear
All other muscles CN III: Oculomotor

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Muscles & Functions of CNIII: Oculomotor

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Eye muscles (4 extraocular + levator palpebrae superioris)

Spincher Pupillae Muscle: pupil constriction (parasympathetic)

Ciliary Muscle: lens accommodation for near vision (focus) (parasympathetic)

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CN III: Oculomotor:

-Location of nerve cell bodies and nerve

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Midbrain

Between midbrain and pons

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Deficit of Oculomotor N.

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Ptosis (superior eyelid drooping) 
Lateral Strabismus (eye down and out)
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Ptosis (superior eyelid drooping) is caused by paralysis of ______ muscle

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levator palpebrae superioris

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The CN III: Oculomotor N. exits what foramen?

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superior orbital fissure

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Which is the following CNs is the only CN that exits from the posterior (dorsal) surface of the brainstem?
CN IV: Trochlear nerve
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CN IV: Trochlear N - Function: - Location of Nerve Bodies & Nerve - Deficit
Motor posterior midbrain laterally between the cerebrum and the pons Superior oblique (SO) weakness or paralysis, -Diplopia (double vision) when looking down
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What sinus does the CN IV: Trochlear N. travel through?
Cavernous sinus
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What foramina does the CN IV: Trochlear N. travel through?
superior orbital fissure
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CN V: Trigeminal N. (B S&M) | -Function
Skin sensation, maxilla, mandible Sensation for the face, dura, mucosa of the eye, orbital contents, sinuses, nasal cavities, nasopharynx, oral cavity, teeth, and general sensation for the anterior 2/3 of the tongue (V3- mandibular), part of the external ear, and external acoustic meatus Muscle of Mastication: - Temporalis - Masseter - Medial Pterygoid - Lateral Pterygoid
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Medial Pterygoid helps______ the mouth
open
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What are the sensory function nerves of CN V: Trigeminal -3 divisions
V1: ophthalmic nerve (S) -sensory innervation for cornea V2: maxillary nerve (S) V3: mandibular nerve (S&M)
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CN V: Trigeminal N: 1. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies 2. Find it: 3. Deficits
1. Trigeminal ganglion (sensory) & pons 2. on the lateral part of pons 3. Weakened or paralysis of the muscle of mastication (masseter and temporalis) - loss of sensation - loss of corneal reflex (sensation)
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V1 (ophthalmic) and V2 (maxillary) travel through what sinus?
Cavernous Sinus
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V1: Opthalamic travels through what foramina
superior orbital fissure
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V2: Maxillary travels through what foramina?
Foramen of rotumdum
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V3: Mandibular travels through what foramina?
foramen of ovale
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CN VI: Abducens/Abducent 1. Function 2. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies: 3. Find it: 4. Deficits:
1. Eye muscle- Abducts Lateral Rectus (LR6) 2. Pons 3 Between pons and medulla 4. loss of ability to move eye laterally; medial strabismus(one eye cannot focus w/the other
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Which CN pierces the dura covering the clivus and then enters the orbit via a superior orbital fissure?
CN VI: Abducens N.
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CN VII: Facial N. (B: S&M) | 1. Function:
- Muscle of facial expression (+3 other muscles) - Taste sensation for anterior 2/3 of tongue - Salvia production of sublingual and submandibular glands (parasympathetic - Tear production from lacrimal gland (parasympathetic) - Mucosa glands of nasal cavity, maxillary sinus, and palate (parasympathetic)
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CN VII: Facial N 2. Location 3. Find it: 4: Deficits:
2. Pons (motor), Geniculate ganglion (sensory) 3. Lateral to CN VI: (abducens) between the pons and medulla 4. Loss of corneal reflex (unable to blink) - weekend or loss of facial movements - loss of taste from anterior 2/3 tongue and soft palate
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What foramina does CN VII: Facial N pass through?
Internal acoustic meatus
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CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear 1. Function: 2. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies: 3. FInd it: 4: Deficits:
1. Special sensory: hearing and balance 2. Vestibular ganglion/ spiral ganglion 3. Lateral to CN VII (Facial N.) at the junction of the pons and medulla 4. Tinnitus (ringing and buzzing of the ears) - Vertigo( dizziness, loss of balance) - impaired or loss of hearing
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What foramina does the CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear N. travel though
Internal Acoustic Meatus
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CN IX: Glossopharyngeal N. (B S&M) | 1. Function:
1. Swallowing (stylopharyngeus) -motor - Taste and general sensation for posterior 1/3 of tongue - Sensory from palatine tonsils, oropharynx, middle ear pharyngotympanic tube, mastoid air cells, carotid body, and sinus - Salvia production of the parotid gland (parasympathetic)
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CN IX: Glossopharyngeal N. (B S&M) 2. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies 3. Find it: 4. Deficits
2. Medulla (motor); Sensory ganglion (sensory) 3. Lateral to the medulla 4. Loss of taste and general sensation on posterior 1/3 of tongue - changes in swallowing - absent gag reflex (ipsilateral) - palate deviation (contralateral)
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What foramen does CN IX: Glossopharyngeal N. passes through?
jugular foramen
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CN X: Vagus N. (B S&M) | 1. Function
1. Swallowing, Speech - S & M to smooth muscles of the thorax and abdomen - Provides branches to the following plexus: - cardiac - pulmonary - esophageal - viscera and foregut Parasympathetic fibers Sensory to Larynx and Laryngopharynx Taste from epiglottis and pharynx
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What CN gives motor function to all of the larynx | -motor of most the muscles of the: pharynx and soft palate
CN X: Vagus N. *Vagus: means wandering*
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CN X: Vagus N 2. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies 3. Find it: 4. Deficits:
2. Motor (medulla and nucleus ambiguus in medulla) - Sensory (superior and inferior ganglion) 3. arises as a group of rootless form the lateral surface of the medulla 4. Dysphagia: difficulty swallowing - anesthesia to larynx (weak voice, hoarseness) - Dysphonia: (difficulty speaking) - Aphonia: (loss of voice) - Inspiratory stridor (high pitched inspiratory sound) - Heart rate abnormalities
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What foramen does CN X: Vagus N pass through?
jugular foramen
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CN XI: Accessory N (M) | 1. Function:
Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) (Head RT, Cervical FLX) | Trapezius (shoulder shrug)
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CN XI: Accessory N. 2. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies 3. Find it: 4. Deficits
2. arises as a series of rootless from the uopper 5-6 segments of the cervical spinal cord 3. ascending through foramen magnum; lateral to the medalla 4. Atrophy of trapezius and weakened shrugging - Impaired rotary movements of the neck and chin to the opposite side due to SCM weakness
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What foramina's does CN XI: Accessory N pass through?
Enters: Foramen magnum Exits: Jugular foramen
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``` CN XII: Hypoglossal N. (M) 1. Function: 2. Location of Nerve Cell Bodies 3. Find it: 4 Deficits: ```
1. Major tongue muscle 2. arises a series of rootless from the ant. medulla 3. anterolateral medulla 4. when protruded the apex of the tongues deviates toward damaged nerve (ipsilateral side)
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What is the passageway of CN XII: Hypoglossal N?
hypoglossal canal
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1. What cranial nerve provides taste (posterior 1/3 pharyngeal)? 2. What cranial nerves provide general sensation (posterior 1/3 pharyngeal)?
CN IX: Glossopharyngeal N. CN X: Vagus N.
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1. What cranial nerve provides taste? (2/3 anterior oral) | 2. What cranial nerve provides a general sensation (2/3 anterior oral)
1. CN VII: Facial N. | 2. CN V: Trigeminal N. (V3- mandibular)

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