Cranial nerves Flashcards
CN I
olfactory nerve
CN I exit point
ethmoid bone in cribiform plate
CN I function
Chemical senses
SVA and GVA
CN II
Optic n
CN II exit point
optic canal via presphenoid bone
CN II function
Special Senses
SSA
CN III
Oculomotor n
CN III Exit point
orbital fissure via sphenoid bone
CN III Function
Skeletal muscle of the eye and PSN fibers to the constrictor pupillae
GSE and GVE
CN IV
Trochlear n
CN IV exit point
orbital fissure
CN IV function
Skeletal muscle of the eye GSE
CN V
trigeminal n
CN V.1
ophthalmic n
CN V,2
maxillary n
CN V.3
mandibular n
CN V.1 exit point
orbital fissure
CN V.2 exit point
round foramen
CN V.3 exit point
oval foramen
CN V function
derivatives of the pharyngeal arches including motor components of mandibular n, general sensory from head and face
SVE, GSA
CN VI
Abducens n
CN VI exit point
orbital fissure
CN VI function
Skeletal muscle of the eyeball
GSE
CN VII exit point
internal acoustic meatus