Cranial Nerves Pt 1 Flashcards
describe cranial neves
cranial extension of spinal nerves
12 numbered pairs, rostral to caudal (most cranial to foramen magnum)
roots located in base of brain and brainstem
pass through cranial foramina to their destination
are all cranial nerves the same
NOOO
mixed
do not all carry same info
can be sensor - visceral/somatic and motor - visceral/somatic
name types of cranial nerves
General somatic - aff/eff
general visceral aff/eff (ans)
special somatic - aff outside body
special visceral - aff inside body
give ex of general somatic cn
aff/eff
skeletal muscles in head, neck and skin
give ex of general vsiceral cn
aff/eff - ans
blood vessels
Salivary glands
intraocular muscles (control pupil dilation)
give ex of special somatic cn
aff - outside body
vision and hearing/balance
give ex of special visceral cn
aff- inside body
taste and smell
name special senses
vision
hearing/balance
taste
smell
Mnemonic for cn names
Oh = olfactory
Oh = optic
Oh = oculomotor
To = trochlear
Touch = trigeminal
And = abducens
Feel = facial
A = vestibulocochlear
Girl’s = glossopharyngeal
Very = vagus
Soft = spinal accessory
Hands = hypoglossal
Mnemonic for cn info (it carries)
Some = sensory (special)
Say = sensory (special)
Marry = motor
Money = motor
But = both
My = motor
Brother = both
Says = sensory (special)
Big = both
Brains = both
Matter = motor
More = motor
what is cn1
olfactory nerve
visceral
afferent
special sensory
odorant stimuli to brain
describe cn 1
receptor nerve endings line nasal mucosa of ethmoid (lateral and medial aspect)
fibers pass through cribriform foramina in olfactory bulb in cribriform plate =
synapse here and then onto brain via olfactory tract
fibers pass through only one direction
soft tissue - mucosa covers usually
describe cn v
trigeminal
3 roots, tripartite, big roots in pons
mixed = carries mainly sensory info from anterior head, face and jaws & motor innervation to muscles of mastication
where do all branches of cn v pass through
foramina in sphenoid
name the 3 branches of cn v
v1 = ophthalmic
v2 = maxillary
v3 = mandibular
describe cn v1 - gen
passes through orbit
Innervates forehead - sensory
describe cn v1 - sensory innervation to where
to orbit and anterior nasal = nasocilliary
anterior scalp = frontal
lacrimal gland/upper eye lid = lacrimal
describe cn v1 - exit
via superior orbital fissure
along with cn iii, iv, vi
name 3 branches of cn v1
nasociliary
frontal
lacrimal
describe nasociliary nerve - cn v1
orbit, eye (cornea), nose and nasal cavity
innervates = disappears into nasal cavity & medial wall of orbit
small nerve
describe frontal nerve - cn v1
to scalp/upper face
exits via supraorbital foramen
describe lacrimal nerve - cn v1
related to lacrimal gland (tear)= sits laterally and superiorly in own orbit
sensory for lacrimal gland
innervates surface of eye and eyelid
NOT MOTOR - wont stimulate tears
describe cn v2 - gen
passes through orbit floor and exits onto face
sensory - mouth
describe cn v2 - sensory innervation to where
cheeks, lateral nose, lower eyelids and upper lip = infraorbital
Inferior/posterior nasal cavity = nasopalatine
palate = nasopalatine, greater and lesser palatine
maxillary teeth = superior alveolar, via maxillary sinus
describe cn v2 - exit
foramen rotundum
name cn v2 branches
infraorbital
superior alveolar
nasopalatine
greater/lesser palatine nerves
describe infraorbital nerve - cn v2
in floor of orbit - maxilla
exits via infraorbital foramen
sensory innervation to side of face and nose and upper lip (skin)
describe superior alveolar nerve - cn v2
branching pattern of maxillary
sends branches to upper teeth