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CN I

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Olfactory

  • Special sensory (smell)
  • Olfactory bulb –> cribriform foramina –> olfactory nn in nasal cavity
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CN II

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Optic

  • Special sensory (sight)
  • Optic chiasm –> optic n. –> optic canal –> retina
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CN III

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Oculomotor

  • Somatic motor & PNS
  • cavernous sinus –> superior orbital fissure –> muscles located in orbit or ciliary ganglion
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CN III somatic motor targets

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  • Levator palpebrae superioris m.

- Extraocular muscles: Superior, medial, & inferior rectus, inferior oblique

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CN III PNS targets

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  • Ciliary muscle

- Spincter pupillae

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CN IV

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Trochlear

  • Somatic motor
  • Cavernous sinus –> superior orbital fissure –> superior orbit
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CN V

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Trigeminal

- Somatic sensory & somatic motor

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CN V 3 subdivisions

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  • Ophthalmic (CN V1)
  • Maxillary (CN V2)
  • Mandibular (CN V3)
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Ophthalmic CN V1

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  • Somatic sensory

- Trigeminal ganglion –> superior orbital fissure –> through orbit

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CN V1 targets

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  • Skin of forehead
  • Scalp
  • Upper eyelid
  • Cornea
  • Mucosa of anterior nasal cavity
  • Frontal/ethmoidal sinuses
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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
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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
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Mandibular CN V3

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  • Somatic sensory & motor
  • Trigeminal ganglion –> foramen ovale –> branches (lingual n.) & travels inferior, posterior, or anterior to targets
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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CN VII special sensory target

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Anterior 2/3rds of tongue (taste)

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CN VII PNS via chorda tympani pathway

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Submandibular & sublingual glands

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CN VII greater petrosal pathway

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Exit temporal bone –> joins w/ deep petrosal n –> pterygoid canal –> pterygopalatine ganglion –> hitchhike on CN V2 –> travels anteriorly

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CN VII PNS/SNS target via greater petrosal pathway

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Lacrimal gland & mucosa of nasal cavity

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CN VIII

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Vestibulocochlear

  • Special sensory
  • Internal acoustic meatus –> divides into vestibular & cochlear nn –> inner ear
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CN VIII targets

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  • Vestibular n: vestibule & semicircular canals

- Cochlear n: cochlea (hearing)

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CN IX

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Glossopharyngeal

  • Somatic sensory, visceral sensory, special sensory, somatic motor, PNS
  • Jugular foramen –> tympanic n –> travels inferiorly to most targets
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CN IX somatic motor target

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Stylopharyngeus

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CN IX visceral sensory target

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Carotid body & sinus

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CN IX somatic sensory target

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  • Mucosa of oropharynx
  • Posterior 1/3 of tongue
  • Soft palate
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CN IX special sensory target

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Posterior 1/3 of tongue (taste)

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Tympanic nerve pathway

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Re-enters skull through temporal bone –> through middle ear –> lesser petrosal branch exits middle ear –> foramen ovale –> otic ganglion –> hitchhikes on auriculotemporal branch of CN V3

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Tympanic n targets

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  • Somatic sensory: internal surface of tympanic membrane

- PNS: parotid gland

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CN X

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Vagus

  • Somatic sensory, special sensory, somatic motor in head/neck
  • Provides PNS to targets in thorax & abdomen
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CN X pathway

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Jugular foramen –> travels inferiorly –> gives off superior laryngeal branch near hyoid –> travels inferiorly –> branches into recurrent laryngeal n –> travel around aortic arch & brachiocephalic trunk superiorly to larynx

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CN X somatic motor targets

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  • Pharyngeal constrictors
  • Muscles of palate (levator veil palatini, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus)
  • Esophagus
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CN X special sensory targets

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Epiglottis & palate

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Superior laryngeal pathway

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Branches into internal branch & external branch

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CN X somatic sensory target via superior laryngeal pathway

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Laryngeal mucosa superior to vocal folds

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CN X somatic motor target via superior laryngeal pathway

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Cricothyroid muscle

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Recurrent laryngeal pathway

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After traveling around aortic arch & brachiocephalic trunk, changes name in larynx to inferior laryngeal n

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CN X somatic motor targets via recurrent laryngeal pathway

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  • Intrinsic muscles of larynx (transverse & oblique arytenoid mm, posterior cricoarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid, thyroarytenoid)
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CN X somatic sensory targets via recurrent laryngeal pathway

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Laryngeal mucosa inferior to vocal folds

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CN XI

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Accessory

  • Somatic motor
  • Superior spinal cord –> enters skull via foramen magnum –> exits via jugular foramen –> neck muscles
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CN XI targets

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  • Sternocleidomastoid

- Trapezius

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CN XII

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Hypoglossal

  • Somatic motor
  • Hypoglossal canal –> travels inferiorly medial to tongue –> anteriorly toward instrinsic & extrinsic tongue muscles
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CN XII targets

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  • Intrinsic tongue

- Extrinsic tongue (hyoglossus, genioglossus, styloglossus)

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