Cranial Nerves (3) Flashcards
What is the upper motor neuron tract that supplies cranial nerves?
Corticobrainstem
What type of function is the corticobrainstem?
Only motor
Where on the homunculus is the face represented?
Lateral
What is the common function of cranial nerves 3,7,9,10?
Autonomic function
What are the cranial nerves associated with the eye structures?
Cranial nerve 4- superior oblique
Cranial nerve 6- Lateral rectus
Cranial nerve 3- inferior oblique, medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus
What are the main functions of cranial nerves 3,4,6?
Motor to the extraocular muscles
What are the cranial nerves responsible for assisting with chewing and swallowing?
5,7,9,10,12
What does cranial nerve 5 do?
Muscles of mastication
What does cranial nerve 7 do?
Salivation (sublingual and submandibular glands)
What does cranial nerve 9 do?
Swallowing (parotid gland)
What does cranial nerve 10 do?
Swallowing
What does cranial nerve 12 do?
Tongue
What are the functions of the tongue?
Taste
Speech
Pain
What are the 3 divisions of cranial nerve 5 on the face?
Ophthalmic (pain)
Maxillary (light touch)
Mandibular (temp)
What structures go through the carotid triangle?
Carotid artery and vagus nerve