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1
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Cranial Nerve 1 is

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Olfactory , sensory

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2
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Cranial nerve 2 is

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Optic , Sensory

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3
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Cranial nerve 3 is

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Oculomotor , motor

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4
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Cranial nerve 4 is

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trochlear , motor

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5
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Cranial nerve 5 is

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trigeminal, both

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6
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Cranial nerve 6 is

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Abducens, motor

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7
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Cranial nerve 7 is

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Facial, both

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8
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Cranial nerve 8 is

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Vestibulocochlear, sensory

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9
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Cranial nerve 9 is

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Glossopharyngeal, both

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10
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Cranial nerve 10 is

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Vagus, both

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11
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Cranial nerve 11 is

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Accessory spinal, motor

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12
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Cranial nerve 12 is

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Hypoglossal, motor

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13
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Which cranial nerves carry sensory information only

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1,2,8

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14
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Which cranial nerves carry motor innervation only

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3,4,7,11,12

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15
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Which cranial nerves carry both sensory and motor innervation

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5,7,9,10

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16
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Olfactory nerve exits out of

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Cribriform plate

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17
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Olfactory nerve innervates (1)

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Olfactory epithelium of nasal mucosa

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18
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Optic nerve exits out of

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Optic Canal

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19
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Optic nerve carries

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Visual input from retina

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20
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The optic nerve is really an extension of

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The CNS and is covered by meninges

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21
Q

Oculomotor nerve goes through

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Superior orbital fissure

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22
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Oculomotor nerve innervates via GSE these extrinsic eye muscles (4)

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Superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique

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23
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Oculomotor carries GVE innervation to these intrinsic eye muscles (2)

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Sphincter papillae and Ciliary muscle

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24
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The parasympathetic response of Oculomotor nerve results in

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Constriction of pupil

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25
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Trochlear nerve innervation goes though

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Superior orbital fissure

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26
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Trochlear nerve innervates which muscle of the eye

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Superior oblique muscle (extrinsic)

27
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Trigeminal nerve splits at the

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Trigeminal ganglion

28
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What are the 3 division of the trigeminal nerve

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Ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular

29
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Ophthalmic division of trigeminal carries sensory information of the

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Scalp, forehead, upper eye lid

30
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Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve carries sensory information from

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Lower eyelid, cheeks, upper lips and teeth, and nostrils

31
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Maxillary GSA sensory information is transmitted via

A

Foremen rotundum

32
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Ophthalmic GSA sensory information is transmitted via

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Superior orbital fissure

33
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mandibular division of trigeminal nerve carries sensory information from

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Lower lip, lower teeth, chin, and some external ear

34
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Mandibular GSA sensory information is transmitted via

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Foremen ovale

35
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Mandibular portion of trigeminal nerve innervates these muscles (4)

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Masseter, Temporalis, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid

36
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Trigeminal nerve innervates these muscle (4)

A

Tensor veil palatini, tensor tympani, mylohyoid, anterior belly of digastirc

37
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Abducens nerve transmits information via

A

Supraorbiral fissure

38
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Abducens nerve innervates this muscle

A

lateral rectus muscle

39
Q

Facial nerve fibers are transmitted via (2)

A

Stylomastoid foremen and internal acoustic meatus

40
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Facial nerve SVE fibers innervates (3)

A

Stapedius, stylohyoid, posterior digastric

41
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Facial nerve GVE fibers innervate (3)

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Lacrimal, sublingual, submandibular glands

42
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Facial nerve SVA fibers innervate

A

Taste buds of anterior 2/3 of tongue (not taste)

43
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Facial nerve GSA or GVA innervate

A

Middle ear

44
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Facial nerve GSA fibers innervate

A

External ear

45
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Vestibulocochlear nerve fibers o through

A

Internal acoustic meatus of temporal bone

46
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Vestibulocochlear nerve carries SSA fibers used for (2)

A

Hearing and equilibrium

47
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Glossopharyngeal nerve fibers go through

A

Jugular foremen

48
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Glossopharyngeal SVA fibers innervate

A

Taste buds of posterior 1/3 of tongue

49
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Glossopharyngeal GVE fibers innervate

A

Parotid gland

50
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Glossopharyngeal GVA or GSA fibers innervate (5)

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Pharynx, carotid sinus, posterior 1/3 tongue, auditory tube, middle ear

51
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Glossopharyngeal SVE fibers innervate

A

Stylopharyngeus

52
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Glossopharyngeal GSA fibers innervate

A

External ear

53
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Vagus nerve goes through

A

Jugular foremen

54
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Vagus GVE fibers carry fibers to

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Smooth and cardiac MM, glands of thoracic and abdominal organs

55
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Vagus nerve carries GVA fibers to

A

Carotid and aortic bodies

56
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Vagus nerve carries SVE fibers to

A

Soft palate, pharynx, larynx, esophagus

57
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Vagus nerve carries SVA fibers to

A

Epiglottis, taste at tongue root

58
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Vagus nerve carries GSA fibers to

A

External ear

59
Q

Spinal accessory nerve should really be considered a

A

Ascending spinal nerve

60
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Spinal accessory nerve arises from

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First portion of spinal cord, ascending through foremen magnum, and then exits jugular canal

61
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Spinal accessory nerve caries GSE or SVE fibers to (2)

A

Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius

62
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Spinal accessory nerve carries SVE fibers to these 2 muscle

A

Pharynx and larynx

63
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Hypoglossal nerve travels through

A

Hypoglossal canal

64
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Hypoglossal nerve innervates (2)

A

All intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of tongue
Does not innervate palatoglossus

Gross Anatomy 1 (10 decks)

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