Cranial nerves Flashcards
CN I
Olfactory nerve
Smell
CN I pathway
Cribriform plateC
CN II
Optic
Sight
CN II pathway
Optic canal
CN III
Oculomotor
Eye movements (except SO and LR)
Pupil constriction
Accommodation
Eyelid opening
CN III palsy
Ptosis
Down and out eye
Dilated, fixed pupil
CN III pathway
Superior orbital fissure
CN IV
Trochlear
Superior oblique
CN IV palsy
Defective downward gaze –> vertical diplopia
CN IV pathway
Superior orbital fissure
CN V
Trigeminal nerve
Facial sensation
Mastication
CN V palsy
Trigeminal neuralgia
Loss of corneal reflex
Loss of facial sensation
Paralysis of mastication muscles
Deviation of jaw to weak side
CN V pathway
V1 - supraorbital fissure
V2 - foramen rotundum
V3 - foramen ovale
CN VI
Abducens
Lateral rectus
CN VI palsy
Defective abduction –> horizontal diplopia