Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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List the cranial nerves.

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(I) Olfactory nerve
(II) Optic nerve
(III) Occulomotor nerve
(IV) Trochlear nerve
(V) Trigeminal nerve
(IV) Abducens nerve
(VII) Facial Nerve
(VIII) Vestibulocochlear nerve
(IX) Glossopharyngeal nerve
(X) Vagus nerve
(XI) Accessory nerve
(XII) Hypoglossal

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2
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What nerve controls smell?

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(I) Olfactory nerve

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3
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What nerve controls vision?

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(II) Optic nerve

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4
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What nerve controls eye movement?

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(III) Occulomotor
(IV) Trochlear
(VI) Abducens nerve

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5
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What does the (V) trigeminal nerve supply?

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The 3 divisions of the trigeminal nerve:

  • V1 = Ophthalmic
  • V2 = Maxillary
  • V3 = Mandibular

Provide sensation to the skin of the face and also control the muscles of mastication

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6
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What nerve controls facial expression?

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(VII) Facial nerve

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7
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What nerve controls hearing and balance?

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(VIII) Vestibulocochlear nerve

Splits into the vestibular and cochlear nerve.

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8
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What is the function of the vestibular nerve?

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The vestibular nerve is responsible for innervating the vestibules and semicircular canal of the inner ear.
This structure transmits information about balance and is an important part of the vestibulocohlear reflex which keeps the head stable and allows the eyes to follow moving objects.

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What is the function of the cochlear nerve?

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Transmits information from the cochlea, allowing sound to be heard.

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10
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What nerves control oral sensation, taste and salvation?

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(IX) Glossopharyngeal nerve

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11
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What nerve controls shoulder elevation and head turning?

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(XI) Accessory nerve

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12
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What nerve controls tongue movement?

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(XII) Hypoglossal nerve

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13
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What nerve exits the skull through the cribriform plate?

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(I) Oflactory nerve

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14
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What nerve exits the skull through the optic foramen?

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(II) Optic nerve

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15
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What nerves exit the skull through the superior orbital fissure?

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(III) Oculomotor nerve
(IV) Trochlear nerve
(VI) Abducens nerve
(V1) Ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve

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16
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What nerves exit the skull through the foramen rotundum?

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(V2) Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

17
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What nerve exits the skull through the foramen ovale?

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(V3) Mandibular nerve of the trigeminal nerve

18
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What nerves exit the skull through the internal auditory canal?

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(VII) Facial nerve

(VIII) Vestibulocohclear nerve

19
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What nerves exit the skull through the jugular foramen?

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(IX) Glossopharyngeal nerve
(X) Vagus nerve
(XI) Accessory nerve

20
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What nerve exits the skull through the hypoglossal canal?

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(XII) Hypoglossal nerve