Cranial Nerves Flashcards
What are the 12 cranial nerves?
I - Olfactory II - Optic III - Oculomotor IV - Trochlear V - Trigeminal VI - Abducens VII - Facial VIII - Vestibulocochlear IX - Glossopharyngeal X - Vagus XI - Accessory XII - Hypoglossal
What are the divisions of CN V?
V1 - Opthalmic division of trigeminal
V2 - Maxillary division of trigeminal
V3 - Mandibular division of trigeminal
What foramen does CN I pass through?
Cribiriform plate
What foramen does CN II pass through?
Optic canal
What foramen do CNs III, IV, V1, and VI pass through?
Superior orbital fissure
What foramen does CN V2 pass through?
Foramen rotundum
What foramen does CN V3 pass through?
Foramen ovale
What foramen do CNs VII and VIII pass through?
Internal acoustic meatus
What foramen do CNs IX, X, and XI pass through?
Jugular foramen
What foramen does CN XII pass through?
Hypoglossal canal
What CNs are part of the somatic motor modality?
III, IV, VI, and XII
What CNs are part of the branchial motor modality?
V, VII, IX, X, and XI
What CNs are part of the visceral motor (parasympathetic) modality?
III, VII, IX, and X
What CNs are part of the visceral sensory modality?
IX and X
What CNs are part of the general sensory modality?
V, VII, IX, and X
What CNs are part of the special sensory modality?
I, II, VII, VIII, and IX
What nuclei are part of the somatic motor modality?
Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, and hypoglossal
What nuclei are part of the branchial motor modality?
Masticator, facial, ambiguous, and accessory
What nuclei is part of the visceral motor (parasympathetic) modality?
Edinger-Westphal, superior salivatory, inferior salivatory, and dorsal vagus
What nucleus is part of the visceral sensory modality?
Solitarius
What nucleus is part of the general sensory modality?
Trigeminal
What nuclei are part of the special sensory modality?
Mitral cells of olfactory bulb, ganglion cells of retina, gustatory, vestibular, and cochlear
What does CN III innervate?
All extraocular eye muscles except superior, oblique, and lateral rectus; ciliary muscle and constrictor pupillae
What does CN IV innervate?
Superior oblique
What does CN VI innervate?
Lateral rectus
What does CN XII innervate?
Intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles except palatoglossus
What What does CN V innervate?
Muscles of mastication
What does CN VII innervate?
Muscles of facial expression, all glands of the head except integumentary and parotid, and taste
What does CN IX innervate?
Muscles of pharynx and larynx, parotid gland, visceral afferent information necessary for visceral reflexes, nausea, but not pain in viscera; also taste
What does CN X innervate?
Muscles of pharynx and larynx, all thoracic viscera and abdominal viscera to the splenic flexure, and visceral afferent information necessary for visceral reflexes, nausea, but not pain in viscera
What does CN XI innervate?
Trapezius and sternocleidomastoid