Cranial Nerves Flashcards
non-lecture
1
Q
Which is the only CN to emerge from the posterior surface if the brainstem?
A
- CN IV
- Trochlear nerve
2
Q
Trochlear Nerve
A
- CN IV
- GSE fibres to superior oblique muscle (extra-ocular muscle of the orbit)
- arises in the midbrain
- only CN to emerge from the posterior surface of the brainstem
- enters orbit through superior orbital fissure
3
Q
Facial nerve
A
- VII
- carries GSA, SA, GVE and BE fibres
