Cranial nerves Flashcards
The cranial nerves are covered with a sheath derived from?
Cranial meninges
What CN goes through the optic canal?
Optic nerve CN II
What CN go through the superior orbital fissure?
Oculomotor CN III
Trochlear CN IV
Abducens CN VI
Ophthalmic of trigeminal CN V
What CN goes through the foramen rotundum?
Maxillary of trigeminal CN V
What CN goes through foramen ovale?
Mandibular of trigeminal CN V
What CN goes through internal acoustic meatus?
Facial CN VII
Vestibulocohlear CN VIII
What CN goes through jugular foramen?
Glossopharyngeal CN IX
Vagus CN X
Accessory CN XI
What CNs come from the midbrain? pons? medulla?
midbrain: III & IV
pons: V
medulla: VI to XII
1st branchial arch
Trigeminal CN V
- mm. of mastication
- ant. of digastric, mylohyoid
- tensor tympani
- tensor veli palatini
2nd branchial arch
Facial CN VII
- mm. facial expression
- post. digastric, stylohyoid
- stapedius
3rd branchial arch
Glossopharyngeal CNIX
-stylopharyngeus
4th branchial arch
Vagus CNX and accessory CNXI (just cranial root)
-mm. palate, pharynx, larynx, sup. oesophag.
anosmia
loss of sense of smell
-old age, head injury, cribriform plate fractures, meningiomas in anterior cranial fossa
papillodema
increased intracranial pressure causes the part of the optic disc to swell
-compresses the central vein
Lesion of the right optic nerve causes what?
Right monocular blindness
can’t see out of right eye
Longitudinal lesion of the optic chiasm causes what?
Bitemporal hemianopsia (lost peripheral vision)
Lesion of the right optic tract causes what?
Left homonymous Hemianopsia (no left field of vision from both eyeballs)
What are the 4 extra-ocular muscles innervated by oculomotor nerve?
superior, medial, inferior rectus
inferior oblique
What is herpes zoster opthalmicus, and what does it have to do with cranial nerves?
- reactivation of the childhood chicken pox virus (varicella zoster) along the ophthalmic division of trigeminal
- vesicular rash or dermatitis
What is the relationship of the vagus CN and the major arteries?
it wraps under aorta on L side, and under subclavian on R side
Where does olfactory CN emerge from?
limbic lobe
Where are the cell bodies of olfactory CN?
olfactory epithelium
Clinical implications of olfactory CN
anosmia
olfactory halluciations
Where does optic CN emerge from?
primary visual cortex in occipital lobe (passing through visual area of thalamus first)
Where are the cell bodies of optic CN?
optic nerve (made of retinal ganglion and support cells)
Clinical implications of the optic CN
papiloderma
lesions of optic tract, nerve or chiasm
Where does the oculomotor CN emerge from?
midbrain –> lateral wall of cavernous sinus
Where are the cell bodies of the oculomotor nerve?
GSE- midbrain
GVE- midbrain and ciliary ganglion
What are the functions of the oculomotor CN?
GSE- 4 extra-oc. mm, levator palpabele superioris
GVE- sphincter pupillae, ciliary muscles
Clinical implications of oculomotor nerve
Eye will look towards week muscle
lazy eye