Cranial Nerves Flashcards
What is the foremen for CN1
Cribiform plate
What is the name and function of CN1
Olfactory nerve - sense of smell
How do you test CN1
Ask patient about their sense of smell
Use different outdoors e.g mint to test smell
What is the foramen for CN2
Optic foramen
What is the name and function of CN2
Optic nerve
Responsible for sight
How would you test CN2
Snellen wall chart (visual acuity)
Visual fields test
Pupillary reflexes
What is the foramen for CN3
Super orbital tissue
What is the name and function of CN3
Oculomotor nerve
Supplies all extraocular muscles except superior oblique and lateral recurs
Parasympathetic pupillary reflex
Elevation of upper eyelid
How would you test CN3
H test
Light pupillary reflex
What is the foramen or fissure for CN4
Superior orbital fissure
What is the name and function of CN4
Trochlea nerve
Innervates the superior oblique (looking down)
How would you test CN4
The H test
what is the foramen or fissure for CN5
Superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale
what is the name and function of CN5
Trigeminal nerve
opthalamic - sensory to scalp, forehead, nose and upper eyelid
maxilary - sensory to palate, upper jaw, upper teeth, lower eyelid and nasal cavity
mandibular -sensory to lower lip, lower teeth anterior third of tongue, lateral cheek, temporal region - motor to muscles of mastication, digastic, mylohyoid and middle ear
how would you test CN5
sharp and soft sensory test, mastication test - jaw reflex