Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CNII
Optic Nerve
CNIII
Oculomotor Nerve
CNIV
Trochlear Nerve
CNV
Trigeminal Nerve
What are the three divisions of the trigeminal nerves?
Ophthalmic division, Maxillary Division, Mandibular Division
CNVII
Facial Nerve
CNVIII
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
CNIX
Glossopharyngeal nerve
CNX
Vagus Nerve
CNXI
Accessory Nerve
What are the two components of CNXI?
Cranial Motor Component and Spinal Motor Component
CNXII
Hypoglossal Nerve
CN1
Olfactory Nerve
What nerve passes through the cribriform plate?
Olfactory Nerve CN I
What cranial nerve and artery passes through the optic canal?
Optic nerve CN II and opthalamic artery
What nerves pass through the superior orbital fissure?
Oculomotor (CN III) , trochlear (CN IV), opthalamic branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V), and the abducens nerve (CN VI)
What nerve passes through foramen rotundum?
Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)
What nerve passes through the foramen ovale?
Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)
What artery passes through the foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery
The foramen lacerum is closed with what kind of cartilage?
Fibrocartilage