Cranial Nerves Flashcards
What is the name of CN I ?
Olfactory nerve
What tract does the olfactory nerve have?
Afferent - sensory only
Ipsilateral
What is the function of the olfactory nerve?
Carries input from receptors in olfactory (smell) epithelium
What is the primary cortex of the olfactory nerve?
Inferior frontal lobe
Medial temporal lobe
What receptors does the olfactory nerve have?
Chemoreceptors
What tests are performed for the olfactory nerve?
Olfaction test
What is the name of CN II ?
Optic nerve
What is the tract of the optic nerve?
Afferent
Bilateral hemi-decussation
What is the function of the optic nerve?
Carries input from receptors in the eye
What is the primary cortex of the optic nerve?
Posterior occipital lobe
What are the receptors of the optic nerve?
Photoreceptors
rods/cones
What tests are done to test the optic nerve?
Pupillary reflex
Visual acuity
Astigmatism
What is the name of CN III ?
Oculomotor nerve
What is the tract of the oculomotor nerve?
Efferent
Afferent
Ipsilateral
What is the function of the oculomotor nerve?
Efferent - innervates skeletal muscles that move eyeball up, down, and medially, and raise upper eyelid; innervates smooth muscles that constrict pupil and alter lens shape for near & far vision
SR, IR, MR, IO
(LR6SO4)3
Pupil constrictor muscle
Ciliary muscle
Raise upper eyelid
Afferent - transmits information from receptors in muscles
What is the primary cortex of the oculomotor nerve?
Postcentral gyrus
What are the receptors of the oculomotor nerve?
Aff. - muscle spindles/tendon organs
What is the nucleus of the oculomotor nerve?
Midbrain
What are tests for the oculomotor nerve?
6 cardinal points
Extorsion
Ptosis
What is the name of CN IV ?
Trochlear nerve
What is the tract of the trochlear nerve?
Efferent
Afferent
Contralateral
What is the function of the trochlear nerve?
Efferent - innervates skeletal muscles that move the eyeball down and laterally
(LR6SO4)3 -> SO4 , superior oblique moves the eye inferior/medial
Afferent - Transmits information from receptors in muscles
What is the primary cortex of the trochlear nerve?
Postcentral gyrus
What are the receptors of the trochlear nerve?
Aff. - MS/TO
Where is the nucleus of the trochlear nerve found?
Midbrain
What are the tests for the trochlear nerve?
Intorsion
Where does the trochlear nerve originate?
Dorsal midbrain
What is the name of CN V ?
Trigeminal nerve
V1 - opthalamic
V2 - maxillary
V3 - mandibular
What tract does the trigeminal nerve have?
Efferent and Afferent
What tract is the CN V1?
Afferent only
What tract is CN V2 ?
Afferent only
What tract is CN V3?
Afferent + Efferent
What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?
Afferent; transmits information from receptors in skin; skeletal muscles of face, nose, mouth, teeth sockets (V1 and V2)
Efferent; innervates skeletal muscles used for chewing
Afferent V3; inferior face (V3)
What is the primary cortex of the trigeminal nerve?
Postcentral gyrus
What are the receptors of the trigeminal nerve?
Aff; general sensory, temp, touch, thermo, nocic
Eff; MS/TO
Where is the nucleus of the trigeminal nerve found?
Pons
What tests are performed for the trigeminal nerve?
3 divisional testing
Corneal reflex
What is not a function of the trigeminal nerve?
Taste
What is the name of CN VI ?
Abducens nerve
What is the tract of the abducens nerve?
Efferent
Afferent
Ipsilateral