Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cranial nerves in order
I-olfactory II-optic III-oculomoter IV-Trohclear V-trigeminal VI-abducens VII-facial VIII-vestibulocochlear IX-Glossopharyngeal X-Vagus XI-Accessory XII-hypoglossal
What nerves are entirely sensory
I olfactory
II optic
VIII vesribulocochlear
Which nerves are entirely motor
III oculomotor IV trochlear VI abducens XI accessory XII hypoglossal
Which nerves are mixed nerves
V trigeminal
VII facial
IX glossopharyngeal
X vagus
Which nerves are parasympathetic
III oculomoter
VII Facial
IX glossopharyngeal
X Vagus
Which nerves contain taste fibers
VII Facial
IX glossopharyngeal
X Vagus
Olfactory nerve components
Sensory
Function of olfactory nerve
Olfaction (smell)
What opening does the olfactory nerve come through?
Openings of the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
Optic nerve components
Sensory
Function of the optic nerve
Vision
Opening of the skull for the optic nerve
Optic canal
Oculomotor nerve components
Motor
Parasympathetic
Motor function of oculomotor nerve
Superior, inferior, medial rectus muscles, their inferior oblique muscle, the levator palpebrae superioris muscle
Parasympathetic function of oculomotor nerve
Innervation to constrict pupil and accommodate eye
Opening in the skull for the oculomotor nerve
Superior orbital fissure
What nerve goes through the cavernous sinus?
The oculomotor nerve
Components of the trochlear nerve
Motor
Motor function of the trochlear nerve
To the superior oblique muscle that turns the eye downward and laterally
Opening in the skull for the trochlear nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Trigeminal components
Sensory and motor
Sensory function of trigeminal nerve
To most of head
Motor function of trigeminal nerve
To muscles of mastication and few other muscles
Branches of the trigeminal nerve
- ophthalmic division
- maxillary division
- mandibular division