External Anatomy of Brain- Nerves & Tracts Flashcards
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Abducens Nerve
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Ventral, pons area, just lateral to ventral median fissure
2
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Trochlear Nerve
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Thin nerve located laterally.
Pull cerebellum down to view
3
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Trigeminal Nerve
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Large nerve located laterally in pons area
4
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Oculomotor Nerve
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Ventral, cerebral peduncle area, just lateral to ventral median fissure
5
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Optic Chiasma
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Crossing of optic nerves; anterior to mammillary body
6
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Optic Nerve
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Transmits impulses from retina to optic chiasma
7
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Optic Tract
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Transmits impulses from olfactory bulb to temporal lobe of cerebral cortex
8
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Olfactory Bulb
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Gray matter at termination of olfactory nerve.
Beneath frontal lobe
