Cranial Nerves Flashcards
What is CN I?
Function and pathway
Olfactory nerve
Function: sensory, smell
Pathway: Cribiform plate of ethmoid
What is CNII?
Function
Pathway
Destination
Optic
Function: sensory, vision
Pathway: optic canal of sphenoid
Destination: diencephalon, occipital lobe
What is CNIII?
Function
Origin
Pathway
Oculomotor
Function: motor, eye muscles
Origin: midbrain
Pathway: superior orbital fissure of sphenoid
What is CN V?
Function
Origin
Trigeminal
Function: mixed
- sensory: touch, temp, pain
- motor: muscles of mastication
Origin: pons
Ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular branch
What is CN VI?
Function
Origin
Pathway
Abducens
Function: motor, eye movement
Origin: pons
Pathway: superior orbital fissure
What is CN VII?
Function
Pathway
Origin
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