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Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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What is this structure?

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CN I (Olfactory)

CN I (Olfactory)

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Motor/Sensor/Both?

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Special sensory (Smell)

CN I (Olfactory)

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Source?

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Frontal lobe

CN I (Olfactory)

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Skull Foramen?

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Foramina in cribriform plate

CN I (Olfactory)

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Innervates?

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  • Consists of multiple small fibers off the olfactory bulb which sits in the cribriform plate.
  • Superior epithelium of nasal cavity for smell

CN I (Olfactory)

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What is this structure?

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CN II (Optic)

CN II (Optic)

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Motor/Sensory/Both?

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Special sensory (vision)

CN II (Optic)

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Source?

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  • Diencephalon
  • Left and right optic nerves unite at the optic chiasm on the inferior aspect of the brain, then continue into the brain as the optic tracts.

CN II (Optic)

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What is this structure?

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CN XII (Hypoglossal)

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

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What is this structure?

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CN III (Oculomotor)

CN III (Oculomotor)

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What is this structure?

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CN IV (Trochlear)

CN IV (Trochlear)

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What is this structure?

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CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)

CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)

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What is this structure?

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CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)

CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)

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What is this structure?

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CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)

CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)

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What is this structure?

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CN VI (Abducens)

CN VI (Abducens)

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What is this structure?

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CN VII (Facial)

CN VII (Facial)

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What is this structure?

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CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)

CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)

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What is this structure?

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CN IX (Glossopharangeal)

CN IX (Glossopharangeal)

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What is this structure?

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CN X (Vagus)

CN X (Vagus)

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Skull Foramen?

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Optic canal

CN II (Optic)

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Innervates?

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Retina of eyeball for vision

CN II (Optic)

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Sensory/Motor/Both?

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Motor
* Somatic & Parasympathetic

CN III (Oculomotor)

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Source?

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Midbrain

CN III (Oculomotor)

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Skull Foramen?

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Superior orbital fissure

CN III (Oculomotor)

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Innervates?

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Somatic motor to muscles in orbit, parasympathetic innervation to muscles of iris and ciliary muscles controlling lens shape.

CN III (Oculomotor)

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Sensory/Motor/Both?

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Motor - Somatic

CN IV (Trochlear)

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Source?

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Midbrain

CN IV (Trochlear)

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Skull Foramen?

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Superior Orbital fissure

CN IV (Trochlear)

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Innervates?

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Motor to superior oblique muscle in orbit

CN IV (Trochlear)

31
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Sensory/Motor/Both?

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Sensory - Somatic

CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)

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Source?

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Pons

CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)

33
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Skull Foramen?

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Superior orbital fissure

CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)

34
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Innervates?

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Sensation of orbit, superior nasal cavity, forehead

CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)

35
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Sensory/Motor/Both?

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Sensory - Somatic

CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)

36
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Source?

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Pons

CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)

37
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Skull Foramen?

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Foramen rotundum

CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)

38
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Innervates?

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Sensation of:
* Skin of face over upper jaw
* Upper teeth
* Inferior/posterior nasal cavity
* Palate in oral cavity

Parasympathetics are from connections to CN VII. All
branches of CN V also provide sensory innervation to dura
mater.

CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)

39
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Sensory/Motor/Both?

A

Both
Sensory - Somatic
Motor - Somatic

CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)

40
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Source?

A

Pons

CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)

41
Q

Skull Foramen?

A

Foramen Ovale

CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)

42
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Innervates?

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  • Sensation of skin over lower jaw, side of head, lower teeth, oral
    cavity, anterior 2/3 of tongue.
  • Motor to muscles of mastication, some palatal/ear muscles.
  • Parasympathetic fibers are from connections to CN VII and CN IX.

CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)

43
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Sensory/Motor/Both?

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Motor - Somatic

CN VI (Abducens)

44
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Source?

A

Junction between pons and medulla

CN VI (Abducens)

45
Q

Skull Foramen?

A

Superior orbital fissure

CN VI (Abducens)

46
Q

Innervates?

A

Motor to lateral rectus muscle in orbit

CN VI (Abducens)

47
Q

Sensory/Motor/Both?

A

Special sensory - taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue
Motor- somatic & parasympathetic

CN VII (Facial)

48
Q

Source?

A

Junction between medulla and pons

CN VII (Facial)

49
Q

Skull Foramen?

A

Internal acoustic meatus to facial canal, out stylomastoid foramen in floor of temporal bone

CN VII (Facial)

50
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Innervates?

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  • Sensation of taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue.
  • Somatic motor control to muscles of facial expression, stapedius muscle in ear,posterior digastric and stylohyoid.
  • Parasympathetic innervation to glands of orbit/nose, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands

CN VII (Facial)

51
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Sensory/Motor/Both?

A

Special sensory-balance and hearing

CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)

52
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Source?

A

Junction between pons and medulla

CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)

53
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Skull foramen?

A

Internal acoustic meatus

CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)

54
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Innervates?

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Two special sensory divisions:
* Innervation (Vestibular) to semicircular canals (balance)
* (Cochlear) cochlea (hearing).

CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)

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Motor/Sensory/Both?

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  • Special sensory-taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue
  • Sensory-somatic and visceral
  • Motor-somatic and parasympathetic

CN IX (Glossopharangeal)

56
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Source?

A

Medulla

CN IX (Glossopharangeal)

57
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Skull foramen?

A

Jugular foramen

CN IX (Glossopharangeal)

58
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Innervates?

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  • Taste and general sensation to posterior 1/3 of tongue, soft
    palate, and pharynx near tongue,
  • General sensation of tympanic cavity, tympanic membrane, auditory tube.
  • Somatic motor innervation to stylopharyngeus muscle
  • Parasympathetic innervation to parotid gland,
  • Visceral sensory innervation to carotid bifurcation for blood
    pressure control

CN IX (Glossopharangeal)

59
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Senory/Motor/Both?

A
  • Special sensory-taste to pharynx
  • Sensory-somatic and visceral
  • Motor-somatic and parasympathetic

CN X (Vagus)

60
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Source?

A

Medulla

CN X (Vagus)

61
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Skull foramen?

A

Jugular foramen

CN X (Vagus)

62
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Innervates?

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  • Special sensory innervation of taste to palate/epiglottis,
  • General sensory innervation from epiglottis, larynx.
  • Visceral sensory innervation to GI tract, thorax, abdomen.
  • Somatic motor innervation to pharynx, larynx, palatal muscles.
  • Parasympathetic motor innervation to GI tract, thorax, abdomen.

CN X (Vagus)

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Motor/Sensory/Both?

A

Motor - Somatic

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

64
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Source?

A

Superior spinal cord

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

65
Q

Skull Foramen?

A

Jugular foramen

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

66
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Innervates?

A
  • Trapezius
  • Sternocleidomastoid

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

67
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Motor/Sensory/Both

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Motor - Somatic

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

68
Q

Source?

A

Medulla

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

69
Q

Skull foramen?

A

Hypoglossal Canal

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

70
Q

Innervates?

A

Intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of tongue
(not palatoglossus)

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

71
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What is this structure?

A

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

CN XI (Spinal Accessory)

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