Exam II - Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Which cranial nerve provides touch sensation to the medial canthus?
Opthalmic
Which cranial nerve innervates the tongue?
Hypoglossal (motor), Mandibular (sensory), Glossopharyngeal (sensory), & Facial (sensory; taste)
Which cranial nerve innervates the upper right canine tooth?
Right Maxillary
Olfactory Nerve passes through ____________.
Cribriform plate
Optic Nerve passes through ____________.
Optic canal
Oculomotor Nerve passes through ____________.
Orbital fissure
Trochlear Nerve passes through ____________.
Orbital fissure
Opthalmic branch of Trigeminal Nerve passes through ____________.
Orbital fissure
Maxillary branch of Trigeminal Nerve passes through ____________.
round foramen and rostral alar foramen
Mandibular branch of Trigeminal Nerve passes through ____________.
oval foramen
Abducens Nerve passes through ____________.
Orbital fissure
Facial Nerve passes through ____________.
Stylomastoid foramen (motor fibers) and internal acoustic meatus
Vestibulocochlear Nerve passes through ____________.
Internal acoustic meatus
Glossopharyngeal Nerve passes through ____________.
Jugular foramen and tympanooccipital fissure
Vagus Nerve passes through ____________.
Jugular foramen and tympanooccipital fissure
Spinal Accessory Nerve passes through ____________.
Jugular foramen and tympanooccipital fissure
Hypoglossal Nerve passes through ____________.
Hypoglossal canal
Olfactory nerve: sensory or motor?
Sensory (smell) from olfactory epithelium
Optic nerve: sensory or motor?
Sensory (vision) from retina
Oculomotor nerve: sensory or motor?
Motor to D, M, & V rectus mm., ventral oblique and levator palpebrae superioris m. Parasympathetic to ciliary ganglion (iris sphincter m.)
Trochlear nerve: sensory or motor?
Motor to dorsal oblique m.
Opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve: sensory or motor?
Sensory from globe, periorbita, nasal mucosa, medial aspect of palpebrae
Maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve: sensory or motor?
Sensory from upper lip, nasal mucosa, lateral aspect of palpebrae
Mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve: sensory or motor?
Both. SENSORY from lower jaw, tongue (taste and touch from rostral 2/3) and auriculotemporal area and MOTOR to muscles of mastication
Abducens nerve: sensory or motor?
Motor to retractor bulbi m. and lateral rectus m.
Facial nerve: sensory or motor?
Both. MOTOR to muscles of facial expression and SENSORY (taste) from the rostral 2/3 of the tongue Parasympathetic to salivary and lacrimal glands