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Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
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Trigeminal nerve skeletal components

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Malleus, Incus

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Trigeminal nerve muscles

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Muscles of Mastication, Tensor tympani, Tensor palati, Mylohyoid, ant belly of Digastric

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Facial nerve skeletal components

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Stapes, Styloid process, Hyoid bone - lesser horn, upper half of body

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Facial nerve muscles

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Muscles of Facial Expression, Stapedius, Stylohyoid, Post. belly of Digastric

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Glossopharyngeal nerve skeletal components

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Hyoid bone - greater horn, lower half of body

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6
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Glossopharyngeal nerve muscles

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Stylopharyngeus

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Vagus nerve skeletal components

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Cartilages of Larynx

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Vagus nerve muscles

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All muscles of Larynx, All muscles of Pharynx (except Stylopharyngeus), All muscles of Soft Palate (except Tensor palati)

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Spinal Accessory nerve innervates

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Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius

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Olfactory nerve is formed by

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the axons of the bipolar neurons in the olfactory mucosa

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Olfactory nerve axons pass through

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the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

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12
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Olfactory nerve axons synapse on

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the olfactory bulb, an extension of the CNS

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13
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optic nerve is formed by

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the axons of ganglion cells in the retina

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14
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The optic nerve is ensheathed by

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the oligodendrocytes (CNS)

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15
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the optic nerve enters the skull through

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the optic canal

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16
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if the optic nerve is severed,

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you are blind in 1 eye

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17
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if optic chiasm severed,

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lose some vision in both eyes (peripheral vision)

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18
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if sever right optic tract,

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lose left field of vision in both eyes

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19
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Oculomotor nerve innervates

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all of the extraorbital muscles, except:
Superior Oblique
Lateral Rectus

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20
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the oculomotor nerve enters the orbit via

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the superior orbital fissure

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21
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Oculomotor nerve passes through _______, accompanied by

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the cavernous sinus accompanied by the trochlear (IV) and abducens nerves (VI)

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22
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parasympathetic components of oculomotor nerve

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constrictor muscle of pupil, ciliary muscle (alteration of thickness of lens), accomodation

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23
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What nerve is the only cranial nerve that is crossed (crosses before it leave the brainstem)?

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trochlear nerve

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24
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the trochlear nerve innervates

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the superior oblique muscle

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25
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the trochlear nerve exits via

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the superior orbital fissure

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26
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what is the largest cranial nerve?

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trigeminal nerve

27
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branches of trigeminal nerve

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ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular

28
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trigeminal nerve gives sensory innervation to

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the face, scalp, dura mater, eyeball, paranasal sinuses, anterior 2/3 of the tongue, floor of the mouth, teeth, lingual gingiva, palate, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, and external ear

29
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Ophthalmic branch exits through

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the superior orbital fissure

30
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Maxillary branch exits through

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the foramen rotundum

31
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mandibular branch exits through

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the foramen ovale

32
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the abducens nerve innervates

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the lateral rectus muscle (abduction of pupil)

33
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the supratrochlear nerve comes out above

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the trochlear nerve

34
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action of the superior oblique

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pulls down the eye

35
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tensor tympani action

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lessens vibration (with loud noise)

36
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tensor palatini

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tenses soft palate

37
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action of medial rectus

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adducts pupil

38
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action of superior rectus

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elevates pupil

39
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action of inferior rectus

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depresses pupil

40
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action of inferior oblique

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pulls eye up

41
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the facial nerve emerges (exits) at the

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cerebellopontine angle

42
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the facial nerve enters the ________ with the ______.

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internal acoustic meatus with the CN VIII

43
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the facial nerve descends through

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the inner ear

44
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The facial nerve emerges through

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the stylomastoid foramen

45
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The facial nerve is ________ sensory, trigeminal is _____ sensory

A

taste; touch

46
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The parasympathetic component of the facial nerve supplies

A

the lacrimal and parotid glands

47
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bell’s palsy

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damage to the facial nerve; can’t move one side of the face

48
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Vestibulocochlear nerve exits via

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the internal acoustic meatus and then divides into cochlear and vestibular divisions

49
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Vestibulocochlear nerve has 2 components:

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cochlea and vestibular apparatus (semicircular canals)

50
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Glossopharyngeal nerve exits via

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the jugular foramen accompanied with CN X & CNXI

51
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the superior ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve gives sensation to

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the oropharynx

52
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the inferior ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve gives sensation to

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(taste) to the posterior third of the tongue

53
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What is the longest cranial nerve

A

vegas

54
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Emerges just inferior to IX

A

the vegas nerve

55
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where does the vegas nerve exit?

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Exits through the jugular foramen with IX and XI

56
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the vegas nerve nerve gives sensation to

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dura of posterior cranial fossa
Concha & external acoustic meatus and external surface of tympanic membrane
Larynx

57
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vegas nerve innervates what muscles?

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Muscles of the soft palate, larynx
parasympathetic preganglionic fibers thoracic and abdominal viscera to the junction of the right 2/3 and left 1/3 of the transverse colon (goes to splenic fissure)

58
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Accessory nerve is composed of two parts:

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cranial and spinal

59
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cranial part of accessory nerve

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leaves the accessory nerve after entering the jugular foramen and joins the vagus nerve

60
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spinal part of accessory nerve

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enters through foramen magnum and joins the cranial part at jugular foramen

61
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The hypoglossal nerve emerges from the

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hypoglossal canal

62
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The hypoglossal nerve innervates

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all lingual muscles with the exception of palatoglossus

63
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If there is a lesion on the left side of the tongue,

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the tongue will go to the left

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