Cranial nerves Flashcards
CNI (1)
Olfactory - smell
Foramen - Cribriform plate
CNII (2)
Optic - vision
Foramen - Optic canal
CNIII (3)
Oculomotor - eye movement
Foramen - Sup Orbital fissure
CNIV (4)
Trochlear - eye movement
Foramen - Sup Orbital fissure
CNV (5)
Trigeminal
5.1 - Ophthalmic
5.2 - Maxillary
5.3 - Mandibular
For facial sensation mixed
Foramen: - 5.1 - Sup Orbital fissure
5.2 - Foramen rotundum
5.3 Foramen ovale
CNVI (6)
Abducent - eye movement
Foramen - Sup Orbital fissure
CNVII (7)
Facial - facial movement
Foramen - Internal acoustic meatus
CNVIII (8)
Auditory - hearing balance
Foramen - Internal acoustic meatus
CNIX (9)
Glossopharyngeal - tongue movement
Foramen - Jugular foramen
CNX (10)
Vagus - vagus nerve
Foramen - Jugular foramen
CNXI (11)
Accessory- shoulder elevation, cervical rotation and sidebending
Foramen - Jugular foramen
CNXII (12)
Hypoglossal (glosso = tonguein Latin) - tongue movement
Foramen - Hypoglossal canal
What exits through the foramen magnum
Spinal cord
Medulla oblongata
Vertebral arteries
Spinal roots of accessory nerves
Which nerve controls eye movement
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Abducent
Which nerves exit through the Sup orbital fissure?
CNIII - Oculomotor
CNIV - Trochlear
CNV1 - Ophthalmic
CNVI - Abducent