cranial nerves part 1 Flashcards
cranial nerve I
olfactory
function of CN I
It sends special sense of smell information into the cortex so that we are aware of smells.
old parts of brain that CN 1 sends information to
- limbic system to be used in emotional, feeding, and sexual circuits
CN II
optic
Optic nerve carries special sense of _____
vision
All visual info from left visual field crosses to _______
right brain
Neurons in retina send axons through ______ to the _______ where some axons decussate and follow the _______ to sort out the visual information from both eyes.
-optic nerve -optic chiasm - optic tract
visual information goes to the thalamus at this nucleus and then sends information to the ________
- lateral geniculate nucleus - visual cortex in occipital love
structures that the olfactory nerve innervates
olfactory epithelium via olfactory bulb
structures that the optic nerve innervates
retina
CN III
Oculomotor
Oculomotor nerve attaches to the ______
midbrain
oculomotor nerve carries:
- motor to 4 of the 6 eye movement muscles - motor to eyelid raising muscle (Levator Palpebrae) - parasympathetics to ciliary ganglion accommodation and pupil constriction
damage to CN III
-Eye looks down and out -Eyelid droops (ptosis) -Pupil dilates
Oculomotor nerve carries motor to _________ and ___________
eyelid raising muscle (Levator Palpebrae) and 4 of 6 eye movement muscles
parasympathetic function of oculomotor nerve
ciliary ganglion - accomodati and pupil constriction
nuclei of CN III
- Edinger-Westphal nucleus - parasympathetic
- oculomotor nucleus - motor function
CN IV
trochlear nerve
trochlear nerve attaches to _______
dorsal midbrain
trochlear nerve carries _____ to the _____ in the eye
motor to the superior oblique muscle in the eye
function of superior oblique muscle
moves eye in complex downward direction
damage to CN IV shows
the eye looks up
nuclei of CN and level at brainstem _____
trochlear nucleus at the level of the inferior nuclei
the only CN that decussates
IV trochlear
name the region and nerves in the region
Trigeminal nerve has 3 subdivisions. Name them
- ophthalmic
- maxillary
- mandibular
attachment site of trigeminal nerve
Pons
The trigeminal nerve carries _________ for face, nasal and oral cavities, meninges, cornea of eye (part of corneal reflex)
somatosensory
motor innervation of trigeminal nerve
muscles of mastication