Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
Q

What is CN I?
Function and pathway

A

Olfactory nerve
Function: sensory, smell
Pathway: Cribiform plate of ethmoid

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What is CNII?
Function
Pathway
Destination

A

Optic
Function: sensory, vision
Pathway: optic canal of sphenoid
Destination: diencephalon, occipital lobe

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3
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What is CNIII?
Function
Origin
Pathway

A

Oculomotor
Function: motor, eye muscles
Origin: midbrain
Pathway: superior orbital fissure of sphenoid

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4
Q

What is CN V?
Function
Origin

A

Trigeminal
Function: mixed
- sensory: touch, temp, pain
- motor: muscles of mastication
Origin: pons

Ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular branch

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What is CN VI?
Function
Origin
Pathway

A

Abducens
Function: motor, eye movement
Origin: pons
Pathway: superior orbital fissure

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6
Q

What is CN VII?
Function
Pathway
Origin

A

Facial
Function: mixed
- sensory: anterior 2/3 tongue, skin around ear
- motor: muscles of facial expression
Pathway: internal acoustic meatus to facial canal; stylomastoid foramen
Origin: pons

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