Cranial Nerves Flashcards
I- Olfactory
OriginTelencephalon
Skull exitCribiform plate
ModalitySensory
FunctionsSense of smell
II- optic
OriginDiencephalon
Skull exitOptic foramen
ModalitySensory
FunctionsVision
III- oculomotor
OriginMidbrain
Skull exitSuperior orbital fissure
ModalityMotor
FunctionsEye movement, pupillary constriction, lens accommodation
IV- trochlear
OriginMidbrain
Skull exitSuperior orbital fissure
ModalityMotor
FunctionsEye movement
V-trigeminal
OriginPons
Skull exitSuperior orbital fissure (ophthalmic V1)
Round foramen (maxillary V2)
Oval foramen (mandibular V3)
ModalityMixed
FunctionsChewing, sensation of anterior 2/3 of scalp, tenses tympanic membrane*
VI- abducens
OriginPons
Skull exitSuperior orbital fissure
ModalityMotor
FunctionsEye movement
VII- facial
OriginPons
Skull exitInternal auditory canal
ModalityMixed
FunctionsFacial expression, taste anterior 2/3 of tongue, tension on stapes*
VIII-vestibulocochlear
OriginPons
Skull exitInternal auditory canal
ModalitySensory
FunctionsHearing
IX- glossopharyngeal
OriginMedulla
Skull exitJugular foramen
ModalityMixed
FunctionsTaste posterior 1/3 of tongue, elevation of larynx and pharynx, swallowing
X-vagus
OriginMedulla
Skull exitJugular foramen
ModalityMixed
FunctionsSwallowing, voice production, parasympathetic supply to nearly all thoracic and abdominal viscera
XI-accessory nerve
OriginMedulla
Skull exitJugular foramen
ModalityMotor
FunctionsShoulder shruging and head turning
XII-hypoglossal nerve
OriginMedulla
Skull exitHypoglossal canal
ModalityMotor
FunctionsTongue movement