Cranial Nerves & Cranial Foramina Flashcards
Olfactory nerve
cranial nerve I, sense of smell
Optic Nerve
cranial nerve II, Ability to see
Oculomotor Nerve
cranial nerve III, ability to move and blink your eyes
Trochlear Nerve
cranial nerve 4, Ability to move your eyes up and down or back and forth
Trigeminal Nerve
cranial nerve 5, ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), maxillary nerve (CN V2), and mandibular nerve (CN V3). Sensations in your face and cheeks, taste and jaw movements
Abducent (abducens) Nerve
cranial nerve 6, ability to move your eyes
Facial nerve
cranial nerve 7, facial expressions and sense of taste
vestibulocochlear nerve
cranial nerve 8, Sense of hearing and balance
Glossopharyngeal nerve
cranial nerve 9, ability to taste and swallow
Vagus Nerve
cranial nerve X, digestion and heart rate.
Spinal Accessory Nerve
cranial nerve 11, Shoulder and neck muscle movement.
Hypoglossal nerve
cranial nerve 12, Ability to move your tongue
Olfactory nerve exit
foramen in cribriform plate
Olfactory nerve type
sensory
optic nerve exit
optic canal
optic nerve type
sensory
oculomotor exit
superior orbital fissure
oculomotor type
motor
trochlear exit
superior orbital fissure
trochlear type
motor
trigeminal exit
superior orbital fissure (ophthalmic nerve), foramen rotundum (maxillary nerve), foramen ovale (mandibular nerve),
trigeminal type
motor and sensory
abducent (abducens) nerve exit
superior orbital fissure
abducent (abducens) nerve type
motor
facial nerve exit
internal acoustic meatus, facial canal, and stylomastoid foramen
facial nerve type
motor and sensory