Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
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CN I
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Olfactory
- Special sensory (smell)
- Olfactory bulb –> cribriform foramina –> olfactory nn in nasal cavity
2
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CN II
A
Optic
- Special sensory (sight)
- Optic chiasm –> optic n. –> optic canal –> retina
3
Q
CN III
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Oculomotor
- Somatic motor & PNS
- cavernous sinus –> superior orbital fissure –> muscles located in orbit or ciliary ganglion
4
Q
CN III somatic motor targets
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- Levator palpebrae superioris m.
- Extraocular muscles: Superior, medial, & inferior rectus, inferior oblique
5
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CN III PNS targets
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- Ciliary muscle
- Spincter pupillae
6
Q
CN IV
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Trochlear
- Somatic motor
- Cavernous sinus –> superior orbital fissure –> superior orbit
7
Q
CN V
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Trigeminal
- Somatic sensory & somatic motor
8
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CN V 3 subdivisions
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- Ophthalmic (CN V1)
- Maxillary (CN V2)
- Mandibular (CN V3)
9
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Ophthalmic CN V1
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- Somatic sensory
- Trigeminal ganglion –> superior orbital fissure –> through orbit
10
Q
CN V1 targets
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- Skin of forehead
- Scalp
- Upper eyelid
- Cornea
- Mucosa of anterior nasal cavity
- Frontal/ethmoidal sinuses
11
Q
Maxillary CN V2
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- Somatic sensory
- Trigeminal ganglion –> foramen rotundum –> branches travel through pterygopalatine fossa to either inferior orbital fissure & orbit or inferior targets
12
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CN V2 targets
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- Skin of face
- Lower eyelid
- Upper lip
- Maxillary teeth & gingivae
- Scalp
- Maxillary sinuses
- Mucosa of posterior nasal cavity
- Hard & soft palate
13
Q
Mandibular CN V3
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- Somatic sensory & motor
- Trigeminal ganglion –> foramen ovale –> branches (lingual n.) & travels inferior, posterior, or anterior to targets
14
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CN V3 somatic sensory targets
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- Portion of scalp near anterior auricle
- External tympanic membrane
- Skin of face
- Cheek
- Lower lip
- Mandibular teeth & gingivae
- TMJ
- Anterior 2/3rds tongue
15
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CN V3 somatic motor targets
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- Muscles of mastication (temporalis, masseter, lateral & medial pterygoids) - Mylohyoid - Anterior belly of digastric - Tensor veli palatini - Tensor tympani mm
16
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CN VI
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Abducent
- Somatic motor only
- Cavernous sinus –> superior orbital fissure –> lateral orbit
- Target: lateral rectus muscle
17
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CN VII
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Facial
- Somatic motor, special sensory, PNS, & SNS
- Internal acoustic meatus –> facial canal –> gives off 3 branches (chorda tympani, branch to stapedius, greater petrosal) –> facial canal via stylomastoid foramen –> travels inferiorly
18
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CN VII Chorda tympani pathway
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- Middle ear –> hitchhike on lingual n –> anterior & posterior to targets OR –> submandibular ganglion –> oral cavity