Cranial nerves Flashcards
1
Q
List the CN
A
- Olfactory
- Optic
- Oculomotor
- Trochlear
- Trigeminal
- Abducens
- Facial
- Vestibulocochlear
- Glossopharyngeal
- Vagus
- Accessory
- Hypoglossal
2
Q
Sensory or motor for the CN
A
- S
- S
- M
- M
- B
- M
- B
- S
- B
- B
- M
- M
3
Q
Site of origin for the CN
A
- Supratentorial
- Supratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
- Infratentorial
4
Q
Function of CN 1
A
- Sense of smell
5
Q
Signs of dysfunction of CN 1
A
- Can’t small
- inappetence
- Tracking/ drug sniffing dog can’t do job
6
Q
Function of CN2
A
- Vision
7
Q
Clinical signs of damage of CN2
A
- Blindness
8
Q
Tests of CN2
A
- PLR
- Menace response
- Visual placing
- Ability to negotiate an obstacle course
9
Q
Function of CN3
A
- Pupillary constriction (parasympathetic)
- Move eye (dorsal rectus, ventral rectus, medial rectus, ventral oblique, and levator palpebra)
- Elevate eyelid**
10
Q
Clinical signs of damage of CN3
A
- Dilated, non-responsive pupil
- Ventrolateral strabismus
- Ptosis (droopy eyelid)
11
Q
Tests of function for CN3
A
- Physiologic nystagmus
- PLR
- Look for strabismus
12
Q
CN 4 function
A
- Rotate dorsal part of globe medially through motor to dorsal oblique muscle
13
Q
Clinical signs of damage to CN4
A
- lateral rotational strabismus
14
Q
Tests for CN 4
A
- Look for lateral rotational strabismus
- In dog need to do a retinal exam because pupil is round and can’t tell if rotated
15
Q
CN 5 function
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- Motor to muscles of mastication (mandibular branch)
- Sensation for most of head (mandibular, maxillary, and ophthalmic branches)
16
Q
Clinical signs of damage of CN 5
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- Atrophied temporal or masseter muscle
- Inability to close mouth
- Loss of sensation over face