Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cell bodies of olfactory nerve
Nasal mucosa
Cranial exit of optic nerve
Optic canal
Cell bodies of optic nerve
Ganglion cells of retina
Cranial exit of oculomotor nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Cell bodies of oculomotor
Nucleus CN III (midbrain) edinger-Westphal nucleus
Cranial exit of trochlear nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Cell bodies of trochlear nerve
Nucleus CN IV
Cranial exit of trigeminal nerve
Superior orbital fissure; foramen rotundum and foramen ovale
Cell bodies of trigeminal nerve
Motor nucleus CN V (pons) and trigeminal ganglion
Cranial exit of abducens nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Cell bodies of abducens nerve
Nucleus CN VI (pons)
Cranial exit of facial nerve
Stylomastoid foramen
Cell bodies of facial nerve
Motor nucleus CN VII (pons)
Superior salvatory nucleus
Geniculate ganglion
Vestibulocochlear nerve cranial exit
Does not leave skull
Cell bodies of Vestibulocochlear nerve
Vestibular ganglion
Spiral ganglion
Cranial exit of glossopharyngeal nerve
Jugular foramen
Cell bodies of glossopharyngeal nerve
Nucleus ambiguus (medulla) Inferior salivary nucleus (medulla) Inferior & superior ganglion
Cranial exit of vagus nerve
Jugular foramen
Cell bodies of vagus nerve
Nucleus ambiguus (medulla) Dorsal nucleus (medulla) Inferior & superior ganglion
Cranial exit of accessory nerve
Jugular foramen
Cell bodies of accessory nerve
Spinal cord (cervical)
Cranial exit of hypoglossal nerve
Hypoglossal canal
Cell bodies of hypoglossal nerve
Nucleus CN XII (medulla)
Attachments of accessory nerve (2)
Trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
Function of hypoglossal nerve
Muscle movements of the tongue
Cranial exit for olfactory nerve
Cribriform plate of the ethmoidal bone
Oculomotor nerve (CN III) supplies….
The sphincter pupillae and the ciliary muscle
Smallest cranial nerve and emerges from the dorsal aspect of the brain stem
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Supplies fibers to the superior oblique muscle
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Trigeminal Nerve (CN V) supplies SVE fibers to which muscles
For mastication, the mylohyoid, anterior belly of the digastric muscle, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini
Has a ganglion that occupies Meckel’s cave on the petrous portion of the temporal bone
Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
Supplies the lacrimal gland, the conjunctiva, and skin of the upper eyelid
Lacrimal nerve
Divides into the supra orbital and supratrochlear nerve and supplies the scalp, forehead, frontal sinus, and upper eyelid
Frontal nerve
Supplies the dura in the anterior cranial Fossa
Meningeal branch