cranial nerves Flashcards

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  • part of the PNS (connect to brain)
  • 12 pairs
  • roman numerals
  • 3 sensory
  • 5 motor
  • 4 mixed
  • 4 automatic - parasympathetic functions (smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands) (III, VII, IX, X)
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description of cranial nerves

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2
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olfactory (I), optic (II), vestibulocochlear (VIII)

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sensory cranial nerves

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3
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through cribriform plate of ethmoid

  • one of the few places neurons can regenerate
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olfactory (CN I) location

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4
Q

smell

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olfactory (CN I) function

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5
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posterior from eyeball to optic chiasm

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optic (CN II) location

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6
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sight

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optic (CN II) function

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7
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petrous part of temporal bone to junction of pons/medulla

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vestibulocochlear (CN VIII) location

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8
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hearing and balance

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vestibulocochlear (CN VIII) function

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9
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oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV), abducens (VI), accessory (XI), hypoglossal (XII)

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motor cranial nerves

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10
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junction of midbrain/pons into posterior orbit

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oculomotor (CN III) location

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11
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voluntary

  • 4 external ocular muscles (superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique)
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oculomotor (CN III) somatic motor function

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12
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involuntary

  • constrict the pupil
  • accommodation (lens adjustment)
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oculomotor (CN III) autonomic motor function

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13
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lateral pons into orbit

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trochlear (CN IV) location

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14
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innervates superior oblique

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trochlear (CN IV) function

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15
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junction of pons/medulla into orbit

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abducens (CN VI) location

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16
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innervates lateral rectus

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abducens (CN VI) function

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17
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lateral medulla/spinal cord into posterior/lateral neck

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accessory (CN XI) location

18
Q

innervates trapezius and sternocleidomastoid

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accessory (CN XI) function

19
Q

medulla to tongue

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hypoglossal (CN XII) location

20
Q

innervates intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles

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hypoglossal (CN XII) function

21
Q

stick tongue out; tip will deviate towards the side that is not working

  • can be caused by tumor/stroke
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hypoglossal nerve test

22
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trigeminal (V), facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), vagus (X)

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mixed (sensory and motor) cranial nerves

23
Q

lateral pons

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trigeminal (CN V) location

24
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opthalmic (V1), maxillary (V2), mandibular (V3)

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divisions of trigeminal nerve

25
Q

sensory to upper face

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opthalmic (V1)

26
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sensory to mid face

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maxillary (V2)

27
Q

lower face including anterior tongue

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mandibular (V3) sensory

28
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  • muscles of mastication
  • temporalis
  • masseter
  • medial and lateral pterygoids
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mandibular (V3) motor

29
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junction of pons/medulla through parotid gland to face

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facial (CN VII) location

30
Q

taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue

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facial (CN VII) sensory

31
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muscles of facial expression, digastric, and stylohyoid

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facial (CN VII) somatic motor

32
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increases secretion from lacrimal gland of eye, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands

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facial (CN VII) autonomic motor

33
Q

lateral medulla to pharynx/neck

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glossopharyngeal (CN IX) location

34
Q
  • general sensory and taste to 1/3 of tongue
  • general sensory to part of pharynx
  • visceral sensory from carotid bodies
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glossopharyngeal (CN IX) sensory

35
Q

one pharyngeal muscle (stylopharyngeus)

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glossopharyngeal (CN IX) somatic motor

36
Q

increases secretion from parotid salivary gland

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glossopharyngeal (CN IX) autonomic motor

37
Q

lateral medulla then travels all over (pharynx, larynx, throat, etc.)

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vagus (CN X) location

38
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  • visceral sensory info from heart, lungs, most abdominal organs
  • general sensory info. from external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, part of pharynx, laryngopharynx, and larynx
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vagus (CN X) sensory

39
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most pharyngeal muscles; laryngeal muscles

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vagus (CN X) somatic motor

40
Q

innervates smooth muscle and glands of heart, lungs, larynx, trachea, most abdominal muscles

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vagus (CN X) autonomic motor

41
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a reflex involves a sensory component (to detect the stimulus) and a motor component (to cause the response)

  • sensory component : glossopharyngeal
  • motor component : vagus
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gag reflex