Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Function Cranial nerve 4
Trochlear. Superior oblique ms. Eye move down and rotate in
Function Cranial nerve 3
Oculomotor. Extra ocular ms. Pupil constrict. Near vision
Function Cranial nerve 5
Trigeminal nerve.
Touch, pain, temp, vibration, propriocep. Of face, mouth, nasal, meninges. Muscles mastication. Tensor tympani ms.
Function Cranial nerve 6
Abducens.
Lateral rectus ms. Abduction eye.
Function Cranial nerve 7
Facial nerve
Facial expression. Taste anterior 2/3 tongue, sensation near ear. Parasympathetic lacrimal and salivary glands
Function Cranial nerve 8
Vestibulocochlear
Hearing. Vestibular
Function Cranial nerve 9
Glossopharyngeal
Taste post. 1/3 tongue. Chemo and baroreceptors carotid body. Parasympathetic to parotid. Salivary. Sensation post pharynx
Function Cranial nerve 10
Vagus Pharyngeal muscles (swallowing). Laryngeal ms (voicebox). Parasympathetics heart, lung, digestive tract. Aortic arch chemo and baroreceptors. Sensation pharynx, posterior meninges, posterior ear.
Function Cranial nerve 11
Spinal accessory nerve
SCM. Upper trapezius.
Function Cranial nerve 12
Hypoglossal
Intrinsics of tongue
Test CN 1.
Olfactory. Smell coffee/soap
Test CN 2
Optic Test each eye separate. Visual acuity Color Visual field Double simultaneous extinction Pupillary response