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cranial nerves part 1 Flashcards

1
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cranial nerve I

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olfactory

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2
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function of CN I

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It sends special sense of smell information into the cortex so that we are aware of smells.

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3
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old parts of brain that CN 1 sends information to

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  • limbic system to be used in emotional, feeding, and sexual circuits
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4
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CN II

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optic

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5
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Optic nerve carries special sense of _____

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vision

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6
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All visual info from left visual field crosses to _______

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right brain

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7
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Neurons in retina send axons through ______ to the _______ where some axons decussate and follow the _______ to sort out the visual information from both eyes.

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-optic nerve -optic chiasm - optic tract

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visual information goes to the thalamus at this nucleus and then sends information to the ________

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  • lateral geniculate nucleus - visual cortex in occipital love
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9
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structures that the olfactory nerve innervates

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olfactory epithelium via olfactory bulb

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10
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structures that the optic nerve innervates

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retina

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11
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CN III

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Oculomotor

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12
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Oculomotor nerve attaches to the ______

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midbrain

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13
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oculomotor nerve carries:

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  • motor to 4 of the 6 eye movement muscles - motor to eyelid raising muscle (Levator Palpebrae) - parasympathetics to ciliary ganglion accommodation and pupil constriction
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14
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damage to CN III

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-Eye looks down and out -Eyelid droops (ptosis) -Pupil dilates

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15
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Oculomotor nerve carries motor to _________ and ___________

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eyelid raising muscle (Levator Palpebrae) and 4 of 6 eye movement muscles

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16
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parasympathetic function of oculomotor nerve

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ciliary ganglion - accomodati and pupil constriction

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17
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nuclei of CN III

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  • Edinger-Westphal nucleus - parasympathetic
  • oculomotor nucleus - motor function
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18
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CN IV

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trochlear nerve

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19
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trochlear nerve attaches to _______

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dorsal midbrain

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20
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trochlear nerve carries _____ to the _____ in the eye

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motor to the superior oblique muscle in the eye

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21
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function of superior oblique muscle

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moves eye in complex downward direction

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22
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damage to CN IV shows

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the eye looks up

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23
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nuclei of CN and level at brainstem _____

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trochlear nucleus at the level of the inferior nuclei

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24
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the only CN that decussates

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IV trochlear

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25
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name the region and nerves in the region

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26
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Trigeminal nerve has 3 subdivisions. Name them

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  • ophthalmic
  • maxillary
  • mandibular
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27
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attachment site of trigeminal nerve

A

Pons

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28
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The trigeminal nerve carries _________ for face, nasal and oral cavities, meninges, cornea of eye (part of corneal reflex)

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somatosensory

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29
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motor innervation of trigeminal nerve

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muscles of mastication

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30
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damage to CN V includes:

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  • Abnormal corneal reflex
  • Weakness of muscles of mastication
  • Loss face somatosensation
31
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blood supply to cranial nerve V

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basilar artery

32
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CN VI

33
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cranial nerves that come off the medulla

A

9 - 12

9 glossopharyngeal

10 vagus

11 spinal accessory

12 hypoglossal

34
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CN XII

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hypoglossal

35
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Hypoglossal nerve attaches to _______ between the _____ and _____

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  • medulla
  • olive and pyramid
36
Q

Gag reflex afferent limb

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stroke to the pharynx -> CN 9 axons to CN 5 sensory nuclei

37
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CN VI attaches to _________

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pontomedullary junction medially

38
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abducens nerve carries motor to ________ which moves the eye ____

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the lateral rectus muscle - moves laterally abduction

39
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clinical signs of CN 6 damage

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eye stays midline when tries to move laterally

40
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parasympathetic function of CN VII

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facial nerve - salivation and lacrimation via the submandibular and pterygopalatine galnglia

41
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nucleus of CN VI

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abducens nucleus

42
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CN V

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trigeminal

43
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motor function of cranial nerve 7

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smile, close eyelid, wrinkle forehead

44
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damage to CN 7 clinical signs

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1 side of the face is paralyzed

45
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contents of white matter in brainstem

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ascending and descending tracts as well as local tracts

46
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CNs with motor functions

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3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

47
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CN with somatosensory functions

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5, 7, 9, 10

48
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CN with special sensory functions

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1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10

49
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CN with parasympathetic functions

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3, 7, 9, 10

50
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lesion of the UMN of facial nerve

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weakness of contralateral lower half of the face

paresis/paralysis

51
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lesion of the LMN of the facial nerve

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weakness of the ipsilateral half of the face ex; bells palsy

53
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cranial nerve 8

A

vestibulocochlear nerve

54
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special senses of vestibulocochlear nerve

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speical sense of hearing from cochlea and balance from vestibular apparatus (semi circular canals)

55
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loss of hearing is damage to what nerve

A

CN 8 - ipsilateral

56
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modalities of glossopharyngeal nerve

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  • somatosensation
  • special sense of taste
  • parasympathetic
  • motor stylopharyngeus
57
Q

damage to CN 9 clinical sign

A

abnormal gag reflex

58
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motor portion of glossopharyngeal nerve

A

stylopharyngeus

59
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parasympathetic innervation of glossopharygeal nerve

A

salivary glands

60
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cranial nerve 9 nuclei

A

spinal trigeminal nucleus (pain)

ambiguus nucleus (motor)

61
Q

the vagus nerve attaches to the _________

A

medulla lateral to the olive

62
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modalities that vagus nerve carries

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  • sensory
  • motor
  • parasympathetic
63
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vagus nerve sensory innervation

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sensory from larynx, pharynx, aortic body/arch

64
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vagus nerve carries motor to

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soft palate, pharynx (swallow - part of gag reflex), larynx - speak

65
Q

damage to CN 10

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abnormal gag reflex, dysphagia, hoarseness

66
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efferent limb gag reflex

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ambiguus nucleaus is carried by CN 10 to pharyngeal muscles to contract

67
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accessory nerve motor innervation

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to trapezius and SCM muscles

69
Q

cranial nerves may have ____one/many functions?

70
Q

crannial nerve _____ have only one function

71
Q

CN I attaches to the ___ not the _____

A

brain

not the brainstem

72
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cranial nerve nuclei generally will be located in the brainstem at the ________ that the nerve attaches

A

at the same level

73
Q

Some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more

A

sensory

sensory

motor

motor

both

motor

both

sensory

both

both

motor

motor

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