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Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
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How many cranial nerves is there?

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12

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How would nerves be prone to compression?

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Inflammation
Tumours
Fractures

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What type of fibres may cranial nerves contain?

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Somatic motor
Visceral motor
Visceral sensory 
General sensory 
Special sensory
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What does somatic motor fibres supply?

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Striated muscle

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What do visceral motor fibres supply?

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Parasympathetic supply innervating smooth muscles and glands

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What do visceral sensory fibres do?

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Afferent inputs from pharynx, larynx, heart, lung gut etc

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What do general sensory fibres do?

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Afferent inputs (e.g. touch, temp, pain) from skin and mucous membranes

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What is involved in special sensory fibres?

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Taste
Smell 
Vision 
Hearing 
Balance
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9
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Neumonic to remember the cranial nerves

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OOH To Touch And Feel Very Green Vegetables AH

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What is CNI?

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Olfactory

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What is CNII?

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Optic

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What is CNIII?

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Oculomotor

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13
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What is CNIV?

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Trochlear

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14
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What is CNV?

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Trigeminal

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What is CNVI?

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Abducent

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16
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What is CNVII?

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Facial

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What is CNVIII?

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Vestibulocochlear

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What is CNIX?

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Glossopharyngeal

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19
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What is CNX?

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Vagus

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20
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What is CNXI?

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Accessory

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21
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What is CNXII?

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Hypoglossal

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22
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Function of CNI

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Sensory - smell

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Function of CNII

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Sensory - vision

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24
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Function of CNIII

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Motor - eye movement

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Function of CNIV

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Motor - eye movement

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Function of CNV

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Mixed

  • sensation from face and mouth
  • muscles of mastication
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Function of CNVI

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Motor - eye movement

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Function of CNVII

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Mixed

  • muscles of facial expression
  • parasympathetic
  • taste
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Function of CNVIII

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Sensory

  • hearing
  • balance
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30
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Function of CNIX

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Mixed

  • swallowing
  • sensation from tongue
  • parasympathetic
31
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Function of CNX

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Mixed

  • muscles of throat
  • parasympathetic
  • visceral sensory
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Function of CNXI

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Motor

  • soft palate
  • throat
  • neck
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Function of CNXII

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Motor - tongue

34
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Pathway of olfactory nerve

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Receptors in olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity
Olfactory nerve fibres pass through foraminifera in cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
Enter olfactory bulb in anterior cranial fossa

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Pathway of optic nerve

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Enters via optic canal
Nerves join to form optic chiasm
Fibres from medial (nasal) half of each retina cross to form the optic tract

36
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What can increased CSF pressure do to the optic nerve?

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Cause papilledema

37
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What would section of the right optic nerve cause?

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Blindness through the right eye

38
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What would section of the optic chiasm cause?

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Loss of peripheral vision (bitemporal hemianopia)

39
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What would section of the right optic tract cause?

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Blindness in the left temporal and right nasal fields (left homonymous hemianopsia)

40
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Pathway of the oculomotor

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Emerges from midbrain

Exits via superior orbital fissure

41
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What does the oculomotor nerve (CNIII) supply?

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Somatic motor
- extraocular muscles (SR, MR, IR + IO)
- eyelid - LPS
Visceral motor
- parasympathetic to pupil causing constriction
- ciliary muscle causing accommodation of the lens

42
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Pathway of the trochlear nerve

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Emerges from dorsal surface of the midbrain

Exits via superior orbital fissure

43
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Which extraocular muscle does the trochlear nerve give supply to?

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Superior oblique

44
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If the trochlear nerve was damaged, what would be seen?

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Diplopia when looking down

45
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Pathway of abducent nerve

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Emerges between pons and medulla

Exits via superior orbital fissure

46
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Which extraocular muscle does the abducent muscle supply?

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Lateral rectus

47
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The 3 trigeminal nerves

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CNV1 - ophthalmic
CNV2 - maxillary
CNV3 - mandibular

48
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Pathway of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (CNV1)

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Emerges from pons
Travels through trigeminal ganglion
Exists via superior orbital fissure

49
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Function of CNV1

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General sensory 
- cornea
- forehead
- scalp 
- eyelids
- nose
- muscosa of nasal cavity 
 and sinuses
50
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Pathway of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

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Emerges from pons
Travels through trigeminal ganglion
Exits via foramen rotundum

51
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Function of CV2

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General sensory

  • face over maxilla
  • maxillary teeth
  • temporomandibular joint
  • mucosa of nose
  • maxillary sinuses
  • palate
52
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Pathway of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CNV3)

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Emerges from the pons
Travels through the trigeminal ganglion
Exists via foramen ovale

53
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Function of CNV3

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General sensory 
- face over mandible
- mandibular teeth 
- temporomandibular joint 
- mucosa of mouth 
- anterior 2/3rds of tongue 
Somatic motor
- muscles of mastication 
- part of digastric 
- tensor veli palatinin 
- tensor tympani
54
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Pathway of facial nerve

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Emerges between pons and medulla

Exits via internal acoustic meatus, facial canal and stylomastoid foramen

55
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Function of facial nerve

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Somatic motor
- muscles of facial expression 
- scalp 
- stapedius of middle ear 
- part of digastric muscle
Visceral motor
- parasympathetic innervation of submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, lacrimal glands, glands of nose and palate
Special sensory 
- taste from anterior 2/3rds of tongue 
- soft palate
General sensory from external acoustic meatus
56
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Why is the facial nerve frequently injured?

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Due to its long pathway through the bone

57
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What is a common condition that occurs when the facial nerve is damaged?

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Bells palsy

58
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Features of bells palsy

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Cannot frown
Close eyelid
Bare teeth

59
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Pathway of vestibulocochlear nerve

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Emerges between pons and medulla
Exits via internal acoustic meatus
Divides into vestibular and cochlear nerves

60
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What does the vestibulochochlear nerve divide into?

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Vestibular nerve

Cochlear nerve

61
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Function of vestibulocochlear nerve

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Special sensory (sense of position and movement)

  • vestibular sensation from semi-circular ducts
  • utricle
  • saccule
  • hearing from spiral organ
62
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Pathway of glossopharyngeal nerve

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Emerges from medulla

Exits via jugular foramen

63
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Function of glossopharyngeal nerve

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Special sensory
- taste from posterior 3rd of tongue
General sensory
- cutaneous sensations from middle ear and posterior oral cavity
Visceral sensory
- Sensation from carotid body and carotid sinus
Visceral motor
- parasympathetic innervation of the parotid gland
Somatic motor
- stylopharyngeus
- helps with swallowing

64
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Pathway of the vagus nerve

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Emerges from medulla
Exits via jugular canal
Goes everywhere

65
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Function of vagus nerve

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Special sensory 
- taste from epiglottis and palate
General sensory 
- sensation from auricle
- external acoustic meatus
Visceral sensory
- pharynx
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- heart
- oesophagus
- stomach 
- intestine 
Visceral motor
- parasympathetic innervation muscle in bronchi, gut, heart 
Somatic motor 
- pharynx
- larynx 
- palate
- oesophagus
66
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What would damage to the pharyngeal branches of the vagus nerve cause?

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Difficulty in swallowing

67
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What would damage to the laryngeal branches of the vagus nerve cause?

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Difficulty in speaking

68
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Pathway of the accessory nerve

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Small cranial (medulla) and large spinal routes exit via jugular foramen

69
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Function of accessory nerve

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Somatic motor

  • striated muscle of soft palate, pharynx and larynx
  • sternocleidomastoid
  • trapezius
70
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Pathway of hypoglossal nerve

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Emerges from medulla

Exits through hypoglossal canal

71
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Function of hypoglossal nerve

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Somatic motor to muscles of the tongue

72
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When is the hypoglossal nerve vulnerable to damage?

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During tonsillectomy

73
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If the hypoglossal nerve was damaged, what would be the presentation?

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Paralysis and atrophy of the ipsilateral half of the tongue

Tip deviates towards the affected side

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