Cranial Nerves (Ch. 15) Flashcards
Cranial Nerves: Overview
Part of PNS
Sensory, motor, and parasympathetic nerve fibers that innervate the head and viscera
Where do cranial nerves originate?
Brain or brainstem
How are the cranial nerves named?
Named in order, from anterior to posterior, where they emerge from the brain
How many cranial nerve (pairs) are there?
12 pairs (CN 1 - CN 12)
How many sensory, motor, and mixed nerve pairs exist?
3 pairs of sensory nerves
5 pairs of motor nerves
4 pairs of mixed nerves (both sensory and motor)
List all 12 cranial nerves in order (CN 1 - CN 12)
- Olfactory (CN 1)
- Optic (CN 2)
- Oculomotor (CN 3)
- Trochlear (CN 4)
- Trigeminal (CN 5)
- Abducens (CN 6)
- Facial (CN 7)
- Vestibulocochlear (CN 8)
- Glossopharyngeal (CN 9)
- Vagus (CN 10)
- Spinal Accessory (CN 11)
- Hypoglossal (CN 12)
What is the mnemonic for the cranial nerves?
On [Olfactory (CN 1)] On [Optic (CN 2)] On [Oculomotor (CN 3)] They [Trochlear (CN 4)] Traveled [Trigeminal (CN 5)] And [Abducens (CN 6)] Found [Facial (CN 7)] Voldemort [Vestibulocochlear (CN 8)] Guarding [Glossopharyngeal (CN 9)] Very [Vagus (CN 10)] Secret [Spinal Accessory (CN 11)] Horcruxes [Hypoglossal (CN 12)]
Which 2 cranial nerves attach to the forebrain?
Olfactory (CN 1) and Optic (CN 2)
Where do the rest of the cranial nerves attach?
At the brainstem
Which is the only cranial nerve to extend past the head and neck?
Vagus nerve (CN 10)
What are the 3 axons cranial nerves can carry?
Sensory axons (S) Motor axons (M) Both axons (B)
Which 3 cranial nerves carry sensory axons?
Olfactory (CN 1)
Optic (CN 2)
Vestibulocochlear (CN 8)
Which 5 cranial nerves carry motor axons?
Oculomotor (CN 3) Trochlear (CN 4) Abducens (CN 6) Spinal Accessory (CN 11) Hypoglossal (CN 12)
Which 4 cranial nerves carry both sensory and motor axons?
Trigeminal (CN 5)
Facial (CN 7)
Glossopharyngeal (CN 9)
Vagus (CN 10)
What’s the mnemonic for determining which cranial nerves carry S, M, or B axons?
Some [Olfactory (CN 1)] Say [Optic (CN 2)] Money [Oculomotor (CN 3)] Matters [Trochlear (CN 4)] But [Trigeminal (CN 5)] My [Abducens (CN 6)] Brother [Facial (CN 7)] Says [Vestibulocochlear (CN 8)] Big [Glossopharyngeal (CN 9)] Brains [Vagus (CN 10)] Matter [Spinal Accessory (CN 11)] Most [Hypoglossal (CN 12)]
3 Sensory Cranial Nerves
Olfactory (CN 1), Optic (CN 2), Vestibulocochlear (CN 8)
Innervation for special sensory structures (smell, vision, equilibrium, and hearing)
Olfactory Nerve (CN 1) [S]
Sensory: olfaction (smell)
Origin: olfactory epithelium of nose (terminate in posterior olfactory cortex)