Head: Cranial Nerves I-V Flashcards
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Cranial nerves
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- 12 in number (Roman numerals)
- Originate from brainstem
- Supply function primarily to the head/neck
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Cranial nerve nucleis originate
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- From brainstem
3
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All cranial nerves originate from brainstem EXCEPT
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- CN I, II, XI
4
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CN supplying function primarily to the head/neck
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- CN X, vagus
- Leaves the head/neck region
5
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Cranial nerves exit the cranial cavity through
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- Skull foramina
6
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CN sensory ganglia function
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- Visceral/reflexive
- Somatic sensation
- Special sensory
7
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CN motor function
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- Somatic
- Visceral (parasympathetic)
- Pre and postsynaptic
- Parasympathetic ganglia
8
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Sensory only CNs
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- I, II, and VIII
9
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CN involved with motor
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- III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XII
10
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CN involved with sensory
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- I, II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X
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CN involved with both sensory and motor
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- V, VII, IX, X
12
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CN with parasympathetic function
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- III, VII, IX, X
13
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Cranial nerve I
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- Olfactory nerve
14
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Olfactory nerve (CN I)
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- Collection of nerves
- Pass through olfactory foramina in the cribriform plate
- Enter cerebellum directly
15
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Olfactory nerve (CN I) function
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- Special sensory
- Smell (taste)
16
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Clinical importance of olfactory nerve (CN I)
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- Fracture of cribriform plate
- Trauma
- Anosmia: loss of smell
- CSF leakage (CSF rhinorrhea)
17
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Cranial nerve II
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- Optic nerve
18
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Optic nerve (CN II)
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- Extensions of the forebrain
- Surrounded by meninges and CSF
- Passes through optic canal
- Forms optic chiasm
- Central retinal artery travels within (branch of ophthalmic)
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Optic nerve (CN II) function
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- Vision