Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN-I
Olfactory
CN-2
Optic
CN-III
Oculomotor
CN-IV
Trochlear
CN-V(1)
Trigeminal
Ophthalmic
CN-V(2)
Trigeminal
Maxillary
CN-V(3)
Trigeminal
Mandibular
CN-VI
Abducens
CN-VII
Facial
CN-VIII
Vestibulocochlear
CN-IX
Glossopharyngeal
CN-X
Vagus
CN-XI
Accessory
CN-XII
Hypogossal
CN’s out of Cerebrum
Olfactory
Optic
CN’s out of Midbrain
Oculomotor
Trochlear
CN’s out of Pons
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
CN’s out of Medulla
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Hypoglossal
CN’s out of Spinal Cord
Accessory
CN’s with all three functions
Facial (VII)
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)
CN’s with two functions
Oculomotor (III) M & P
Trigeminal (V) S & BM
CN’s with Only Sensory Function
Olfactory (I)
Optic (II)
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
CN’s with only Motor Function
Trochlear (IV)
Abducens (VI)
Hypoglossal (XII)
Accessory (XI)
CN-I: CNS Contribution
Cerebrum
CN-I: Axon Function
Sensory - Smell
CN-I: Nuclei
Primary above Cribiform
Secondary in Olfactory Bulb
CN-I: Skull Exit
Cribiform Foramina (of Ethmoid Bone)
CN-I: Target Structures
Mucosa of Nasal Cavity
CN-II: CNS Contribution
Cerebrum
CN-II: Axon Function
Sensory - Vision
CN-II: Skull Exit
Optic Canal
CN-II: Target Structures
Retina
CN-II: Deficit when lesion at optic canal
R/L Monocular Blindness
CN-II: Deficit when lesion at Optic Chiasm
Bitemporal Hemianopsia
CN-II: Deficit when lesion at Optic Tract
R/L homonymous hemiopsia
(Contralateral field of vision affected to lesion)
CN-III: CNS Contribution
Mid Brain
CN-III: Axon Function
Motor (Voluntary)
Parasympathetic (Involuntary)
CN-III: Nuclei
Motor: Oculomotor Nucleus
Parasympathetic: Accessory occulomotor
CN-III: Skull Exit
Superior Orbital Fissure
CN-III: Target Structures - Motor
Superior Ramus: Levator Palpebrae Superioris, Superior Rectus
Inferior Ramus: Medial Rectus, Inferior Rectus, Inferior Oblique
CN-III: Target Structures - Parasympathetic
Ciliary Body
Constrictors of Iris
CN-III: Ganglia
Ciliary Ganglion (parasympathetic) via CN-V(1)’s short ciliary br.
CN-IV: CNS Contribution
Posterior Contralateral Mid Brain
CN-IV: Axon Function
Motor
CN-IV: Nuclei
Trochlear Nucleus
CN-IV: Skull Exit
Superior Orbital Fissure
CN-IV: Target Structure
Superior Oblique