Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
CNI
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Olfactory Sensory Smell Origination: Forebrain Foramen: Cribriform plate
2
Q
CNII
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Optic Sensory Sight Origination: Forebrain Foramen: Optic canal
3
Q
CNIII
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Oculomotor Motor (parasympathetic) Eye movement Origination: Midbrain Foramen: Superior orbital fissure
4
Q
CNIV
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Trochlear Motor Eye movement Origination: Midbrain Foramen: Superior orbital fissure
5
Q
CNV
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Trigeminal Both Sensory (face) and motor (chewing) Origination: Pons Foramen: Superior orbital fissure (V1), foramen rotundum (V2), foramen ovale (V3)
6
Q
CNVI
A
Abducent Motor Eye movement Origination: Pons Foramen: Superior orbital fissure
7
Q
CNVII
A
Facial Both Sensory (taste) and motor (face) Origination: Pons Foramen: Internal acoustic meatus
8
Q
CNVIII
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Vestibulocochlear Sensory Balance and hearing Origination: Pons Foramen: Internal acoustic meatus
9
Q
CNIX
A
Glossopharyngeal Both Sensory (taste) and motor (swallowing) Origination: Medulla Foramen: Jugular foramen
10
Q
CNX
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Vagus Both (parasympathetic) Head, neck, thorax, abdomen Origination: Medulla Foramen: Jugular foramen
11
Q
CNXI
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Spinal Accessory Motor Head & neck movement Origination: Medulla Foramen: Jugular foramen
12
Q
CNXII
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Hypoglossal Motor Tongue movement Origination: Medulla Foramen: Hypoglossal canal