CRANIAL NERVES Flashcards
The trigenminal nerve emerges from _____
mid pons
The sensory ganglion of the trigeminal nerve sit…
.in the floor or middle cranial fossa
What are the 3 branches of the trigeminal nerve
- Ophthalmic
- Maxillary
- Mandibular
The ophthalmic nerve exits the skull through the ____
superior orbital fissure
The maxillary nerve exits the skull through the ____
foramen rotundum
The mandibular nerve exits the skull through the ____
foramen ovale
What information does the trigeminal nerve carry
pain temperature discriminative touch vibration proprioception all for the head motor to the muscles of mastication
which division of the trigeminal nerve carries motor information
mandibular
Where do you find the spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus and what information does it carry
extending from the medulla to the pons carries info on pain and temperature
Where is the chief nucleus of V located - what info does it carry?
in mid pons
Carries info on discriminative touch, vibration
where is the motor nucleus of V located? what does it carry?
In mid pons
Carries motor info to muscles of mastication
Where is the mesencephalic nucleus of V located? what information does it carry?
in Caudal midbrain
Carries proprioception from muscles of mastification
Trigeminal is which cranial nerve
V
What cranial nerve is the Facial nerve
VII
What is the general somatic afferent of the facial nerve
For skin behind ear
