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Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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Somatic motor function of vagus n.?

A

somatic motor - esophagus and mm. of larynx

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Where does the hypoglossal n. emerge?

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hypoglossal canal

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What is the name of cranial nerve X?

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vagus n.

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Function of vestibulocochlear n.?

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hearing and vestibular sensation (acceleration/gravity)

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Function of the mandibular branch of Cr. n. V?

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  • motor - contraction of masticatory mm.
  • sensory:
    • buccal branch - inside of cheek
    • Inferior alveolar branch - mandubular dental arcade
    • Lingual branch - somatosensation to rostral 2/3 of tongue
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What extraocular m. does NOT arise from around the orbital fissue?

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m. obliquus ventralis (originates from dorsal border of orbit and inserts on the lateral aspect of the eye globe)

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What Cr. nn. exits the braincase via the jugular foramen?

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Cr. nn. IX, X, and XI

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Motor or sensory? optic n.

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sensory

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Somatic motor function of glossopharyngeal n.?

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pharyngeal swallowing mm.

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Where does the vagus n. emerge?

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jugular foramen (inside tympanooccipital fissure)

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Motor or sensory? abducent n.

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motor (somatic)

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12
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What is the name of cranial nerve VIII?

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vestibulocochlear n.

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13
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What nn. emerge from the optical fissue?

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Cr. n. III, IV, VI, and ophthalmic br. of V

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14
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What is the name of cranial nerve IV?

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trochlear n.

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15
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Function of hypoglossal n.?

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intrinsic and extrinsic mm. of tongue

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Function of abducent n.?

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extraocular mm. contraction (m. rectus lateralis and m. retractor bulbi)

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17
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What are the 3 main brr. of the trigeminal n.?

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  • ophthalmic n.
  • maxillary n.
  • mandibular n.
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18
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Where does the oculomotor n. emerge?

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orbital fissure (orbitorotundum foramen in BOV)

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Function of the maxillary branch of Cr. n. V?

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somatosensation to the face (from the maxilla dorsad, except small section by the eye)

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Where does the optic n. emerge?

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optic canal to eye globe (within periorbita)

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What is the name of cranial nerve VI?

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abducent n.

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22
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Motor or sensory? facial n.

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both - sensory and motor (somatic and autonomic)

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23
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Motor or sensory? hypoglossal n.

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motor (somatic)

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Where does the vestibulocochlear n. emerge?

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internal acoustic meatus, DOES NOT LEAVE THE SKULL

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Motor or sensory? accessory n.

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motor (somatic)

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26
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Function of ophthalmic branch of Cr. n. V?

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somatosensation to the face (dorsal/medial to the eye) and nasal vestibule

27
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Where does the glossopharyngeal n. emerge?

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jugular foramen (inside tympanooccipital fissure)

28
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Function of Cr. n. IV?

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extraocular mm. contraction (m. obliquus dorsalis)

29
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Where does the accessory n. enter and emerge?

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enter foramen magnum, leaves jugular foramen (inside tympanooccipital fissure)

30
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What is the name of cranial nerve IX?

A

glossopharyngeal n.

31
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Motor or sensory? trigeminal n.

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both - sensory and motor (somatic)

32
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Function of Cr. n. XII?

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  • Motor - mm. of facial expression
  • Sensory - taste to rostral 2/3 of face
33
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Motor or sensory? trochlear n.

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motor (somatic)

34
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Function of Cr. n. VII?

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  • somatic motor - tone of facial expression mm. (eyelids, facial skin, ears and lips)
  • autonomic motor - lacrimal/salivary glands
  • sensory - taste to rostral 2/3 of tongue
35
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Motor or sensory? olfactory n.

36
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Function of Cr. n. XI?

A

Contraction of neck mm.

37
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Motor or sensory? vestibulocochlear n.

38
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What is the name of cranial nerve XI?

A

accessory n.

39
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Which nn. contain parasympathetic axons?

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Cr. nn. III, VII, IX, and X

40
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Where does the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal n. emerge?

A

orbital fissure (foramen orbitorotundum in BOV)

41
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Where does the olfactory n. emerge?

A

cribiform plate (ethmoid bone)

42
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Motor or sensory? vagus n.

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both - sensory and motor (somatic and autonomic)

43
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Function of Cr. n. I?

44
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What nn. provide the sensation of taste?

A
  • facial n. - rostral 2/3rd
  • glossopharyngeal n. - caudal 1/3 rd
45
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What is the name of cranial nerve VII?

46
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What is the name of cranial nerve XII?

A

hypoglossal n.

47
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Where does the mandibular branch of the trigeminal n. emerge?

A

oval foramen (foramen lacerum in EQ)

48
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Function of Cr. n. II?

49
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What is the name of cranial nerve V?

A

trigeminal n.

50
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Motor or sensory? glossopharyngeal n.

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both - sensory and motor (somatic and autonomic)

51
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Where does the facial n. emerge?

A

internal acoustic meatus –> stylomastoid foramen

52
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What is the name of cranial nerve II?

53
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Motor or sensory? oculomotor n.

A

motor (somatic and autonomic)

54
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Function of Cr. n. III?

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  • somatic - extraocular mm. contraction
  • autonomic - pupillary constriction
55
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What is the name of cranial nerve III?

A

oculomotor n.

56
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Where does the abducent n. emerge?

A

orbital fissure (foramen orbitorotundum in BOV)

57
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What is the name of cranial nerve I?

A

olfactory n.

58
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Autonomic function of Cr. n. X?

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autonomic motor - all viscera of thorax and most of abdomen

59
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Sensory function of Cr. n. X?

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visceral sensation

60
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Autonomic function of Cr. n. IX?

A

salivary glands

61
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Sensory function of Cr. n. IX?

A

taste of caudal 1/3 of tongue

62
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What is the name given to the kind of eye movement that allows them to target them in the same direction (work as mirror images of each other)?

A

conjugate eye movement

63
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What is the term given to the inability to direct eyes in the same direction?

A

strabismus

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