Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN I - name
olfactory nerve
CN I - exit
foramina in cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
CN I - function
smell
CN II - name
optic nerve
CN II - exit
optic canal
CN II - function
vision
CN III - name
oculomotor nerve
CN III - exit
superior orbital fissure
CN III - function
movement of eyes/pupil (superior, middle, inferior rectus + inferior oblique)
CN IV - name
trochlear nerve
CN IV - exit
superior orbital fissure
CN IV - function
movement of eye (superior oblique)
CN V - name
trigeminal nerve
CN V - exit
superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale
CN V - function
sensation of face, sinuses, teeth
motion of muscles of mastication + jaw
CN VI - name
abducens
CN VI - exit
superior orbital fissue
CN VI - function
lateral eye movement (lateral oblique)
CN VII - name
facial nerve
CN VII - exit
internal acoustic meatus + stylomastoid foramen
CN VII - function
taste, muscles of facial expression, innervate salivary glands
CN VIII - name
vestibulocochlear nerve
CN VIII - exit
internal acoustic meatus
CN VIII - function
hearing, balance, orientation
CN IX - name
glossopharyngeal nerve
CN IX - exit
jugular foramen
CN IX - function
innervation of stylopharyngeus, taste, sensation of middle + external ear, parotid gland innervation
CN X - name
vagus nerve
CN X - exit
jugular foramen
CN X - function
autonomic innervation of thorax and abdomen, swallowing, taste
CN XI - name
spinal accessory
CN XI - exit
jugular foramen + foramen magnum
CN XI - function
movement of shoulders and neck
CN XII - name
hypoglossal
CN XII - exit
hypoglossal canal
CN XII - function
movement of tongue
