Cranial Nerves. Flashcards
What is CNII?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Optic nerve.
Sensory fibres.
Optic canal.
What is CNI?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Olfactory.
Sensory fibres.
Cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone.
What is CNIII?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Occulomotor.
Motor fibres.
Superior orbital fissure.
What is CNIV?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Trochlear nerve.
Motor fibres.
Superior orbital fissure.
What is CNV?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Trigeminal. Both sensory and motor fibres. Branch 1- superior orbital fissure. 2- foramen rotundum. 3- foramen ovale.
What is CNVI?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Abducens.
Motor fibres.
Superior orbital fissure.
What is CNVII?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Facial.
Both.
Internal acoustic meatus.
What is CNVIII?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Vestibulotrochlear.
Sensory fibres.
Internal acoustic meatus.
What is CNIX?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Glossopharangeal.
Both.
Jugular foramen.
What is CNX?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Vagus.
Both.
Jugular foramen.
What is CNXI?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Spinal accessory.
Motor.
Jugular foramen.
What is CNXII?
What fibres does it carry?
Out of which cranial foramen does it leave the skull?
Hypoglossal.
Motor.
Hypoglossal canal.