Cranial nerves Flashcards

Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Nerve(s) that run through the foramen rotundum?
Maxillary division of trigeminal (CN V-v2)
CN # for Facial nerve?
CN VII

Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
Nerve(s) that run through the hypoglossal canal?
Hypoglossal (CN XII)

Motor root of trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
CN # for Glossopharyngeal nerve
CN IX

Olfactory nerves (CN I)
CN # for the Optic nerve
CN II
Nerve(s) that run through the foramen ovale?
Mandibular division of trigeminal (CN V-v3)
Nerve(s) that run through the jugular foramen?
Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) Vagus (CN X) Accessory (CN XI)
Nerve(s) that run through the superior orbital fissure?
Occulomotor (CN III) Trochlear (CN IV) Opthalmic division of trigeminal (CN V-v1) Abducens (CN VI)
CN # for Trochlear nerve
CN IV

Sensory root of trigeminal nerve (CN V)
CN # for the Occulomotor nerve
CN III
What is the most rostral cranial nerve?
Olfactory nerve
Nerve(s) that run through the optic canal?
Optic (CNII)

Facial nerve (CN VII)
CN # for accessory nerve?
CN XI

Abducens nerve (CN VI)

Optic nerve (CN II)

Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
What is the most caudal cranial nerve?
The hypoglossal nerve





