Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Olfactory Number: Type of fibre: Structure innervated: Function Nuclei location: foramen: ganglia: Nuclei:
I
Which Cranial Nerves are pure sensory?
I (olfactory)
II (optic)
VIII (vestibulocochlear)
Which Cranial Nerves are pure motor?
III (occulomotor) IV (trochlear) VI (abducens) XI (accessory) XII (hypoglossal)
Which Cranial Nerves are mixed?
V (Trigeminal)
VII (Facial)
IX (glossopharyngeal)
X (vagus)
Which Cranial Nerves have no nuclei?
I
II
3 Motor Cranial Nerve Columns?
somatic motor
Branchial
Visceral (Autonomic)
Cranial Nerve Nuclei in the somatic motor column? which part of the brainstem?
II (midbrain) olfactory
IV (Midbrain) trochlear
VI (Pons) Abducens
XII (medulla) Hypoglossal
Cranial Nerve Nuclei in the branchial? which part of brainstem?
V (V3 mandibular) Pons
VII: (Facial) Pons
IX: (Medulla)
X: (Medulla)
What is the nucleus ambiguous? where is it?
Nuclei for branchial IX, X in the medulla behind the inferior olive
Cranial Nerve Nuclei IX, X in the nucleus ambiguous innervates what?
IX: stylopharyngeus
X: levator palati
Visceral efferents of Cranial Nerve Nuclei motor: which ones? where in brainstem?
III (midbrain) (Edinger-Westfall)
VII (Facial) (Pons) (superior salivatory)
IX (Medulla, Pons, inferior salivatory)
X (Medulla, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus)
Cranial Nerve Nuclei II is in which part of brainstem and which motor column?
somatic motor column
midbrain
Cranial Nerve Nuclei XII is in which part of brainstem and which column?
somatic motor column
medulla
Cranial Nerve Nuclei X is in which part of brainstem and which motor column?
Branchial (medulla)
Autonomic (medulla)
Cranial Nerve Nuclei V is in which part of brainstem and which motor column?
V3 Pons
branchial
Cranial Nerve Nuclei VII is in which part of brainstem and which motor column?
Branchial
Pons
What are the 3 sensory Cranial Nerve Nuclei columns?
Laterally located
- Visceral
- somatic
- special
Nucleus solitarius is where and what Cranial Nerve Nuclei are in it?
visceral afferent column
taste: VII, IX, X
Autonomic: IX, X
What is in the rostral part of nucleus solitarius?
gustatory nucleus (VII, IX, X)
What is in the caudal part of nucleus solitarius?
Visceral sensory
IX, X
Cranial Nerve Nuclei for somatic sensory are? where in brainstem?
Face V (Trigeminal) (Midbrain/Pons) skin behind ear and ext. auditory meatus VII (pons) IX (pons) X (medulla)
Cranial Nerve Nuclei for special sensory are? where in brainstem?
I (CNS)
II (CNS)
VIII Pons/medulla
Nucleus ambiguous: which nuclei? which column?
Branchial
IX
X
Nucleus solitarius: which nuclei? which column?
visceral afferents
VII
IX
X
Visceral sensory division of nucleus solitarius is found where?
Caudal Medulla
gustatory nucleus of nucleus solitarius is found where?
rostral medulla