Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN I
Olfactory
CN II
Optic
CN III
Oculomotor
CN IV
Trochlear
CN V
Trigeminal
CNV1,2,3
V1: Ophthalmic
V2: Maxillary
V3: Mandibular
CN VI
Abducens
CN VII
Facial
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
CN X
Vagus
CN XI
Accessory
CN XII
Hypoglossal
Which CN come directly off the forebrain?
I and II
Which CN come out through the orbital fissure?
CN III, IV, V1, and VI
CN II comes out through where?
Optic canal
Which CN comes out through the ethmoid bone (cribiform plate)?
CN I
Where does CN V2 come through?
Round foramen-Rostral alar foramen
Which CN comes out through the oval foramen?
CN V3
Where does the Facial and Vestíbulocochlear n exit out through?
Internal acoustic meatus
Which CN are involved in skeletal mm of the eyeball?
3, 4, 6, 12
Which CN is involved in constricting the pupil?
CN III
The skeletal muscles of the tongue are controlled by which CN through GSE fibers?
CN XII
Where does the optic nerve begin?
Optic disk
Where do the axons of the CN I synapse?
Neurons within olfactory bulbs
What binds odorant molecules?
Cilia of the dendrites in olfactory receptor cells