HEENT Flashcards
CN I
Olfactory nerve
sensory: smell
CN II
Optic Nerve
Sensory: eye
visual acuity, visual fields
CN III
Oculomotor
Motor: all eye muscles except those supplied by IV (trochlear) and VI (abducens)
Levator palpebrae superiorsis
intraocular muscles: sphincter pupillae and cilliary muscle
CN IV
Trochlear
Motor: superior oblique muscle (look down and inward)
CN V
Trigeminal Nerve
Sensory: face, sinuses, teeth, etc (3 branches of innervation)
CN V2: sensation of the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue
Motor: muscles of mastication
CN VI
Abducents
motor: external rectus muscle
look to the side
CN VII
Facial
Motor: muscles of the face
smile, puff cheeks, raise eyebrows, scrunch eyes and keep them closed
CN VIII
vestibulocochlear
sensory: inner ear
hearing/balance
CN IX
glossopharyngeal
motor: pharyngeal musculature
sensory: posterior part of tongue, tonsil, pharynx
soft palate rises with “ah”
CN X
Vagus
Motor: heart, lungs, bronchi, GI tract
Sensory: heart, lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx, GI tract, external ear
CN XII
Hypoglossal
motor: muscles of the tongue
tongue protrusion and tongue side to side
CN XI
Accessory
motor: sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
turning head, shrugging shoulders
What ligament changes the shape of the lens?
- the suspensory ligament
- when the ciliary muscle relaxes, the suspensory ligament tightens and flattens the lens →distance vision
- when the ciliary muscle constricts, the suspensory ligament loosens and the lens bulges → close vision
What would lead to loss of consensual pupillary light reflex?
CN III: oculomotor
RED Flag symptoms for the eye
- moderate to severe eye pain
- photophobia
- visual disturbances
- red eye - especially if associated with pain or visual changes
- trauma