Cranial Nerves Flashcards
The cranial nerves emerge
- directly from cerebrum & brainstem (above level of 1st vertebrae)
the function of cranial nerves
relay information between brain and parts of body – senses of vision, smell, taste, hearing
(primarily to/from the head & neck)
How many C.N originate in brainstem?
10
How many C.N originate in cerebrum
2 (olfactory & optic)
Cranial nerve names
I Olfactory
II Optic
III Oculomotor
IV Trochlear
V Trigeminal
VI Abducens
VII Facial
VIII Vestibulocochlear
IX Glossopharyngeal
X Vegas
XI Accessory (spinal)
XII Hypoglossal
these nerves are ..
sensory (3)
motor (5)
both (4)
Seven fiber types
GSE, GSA, GVA, GSA
Special Somatic Afferent (SSA)
Special Visceral Efferent (SVE)
Special Visceral Afferent (SVA)
Trigeminal Nerve (V)
Origin: pons
Function: touch, pain, temp, vibration for face, mouth & anterior 2/3 tongue
Motor and Sensory (both)
Facial Nerve (VII)
Origin: pons
Function: Muscles of face, sensation near ears, taste in anterior 2/3 of tongue, salivary glands
Motor and Sensory (both)
origin of trigeminal nerve
pons
origin of facial nerve
pons
function of trigeminal nerve
- touch
- pain
- temp
- vibration
^ for face, mouth & anterior 2/3 tongue
function of facial nerve
- Muscles of face
- sensation near ears
- taste in anterior 2/3 of tongue
- salivary glands
fiber type of trigeminal
both
fiber type of facial
both