Lecture 3 Flashcards
CN I
Olfactory Nerve
CN II
Optic
CN III
Oculomotor
CN IV
Trochlear
CN V
Trigeminal
CN VI
Abducens
CN VII
Facial
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
CN X
Vagus
CN XI
Accessory
CN XII
Hypoglossal
Which CN that is commonly affected by dental and oral procedures?
CN V
T or F: CN V is affected by CN VII trauma?
F
What does CN V control (motor)
Muscles of mastication
What are the muscles of mastication
temporalis, masseter, pterygoid
How do you test that the muscles of mastication are working properly?
Have the patient clench and palpate for tone and muscle bulk bilaterally
How do you test the strength of pterygoid?
have the patient try to remain in an open mouth while trying to resist closure by the clinician
What does CN VII control
muscles of facial expression (examination of asymmetry, full range of contraction by all muscles of facial expression)
which nerve innervates the pharynx and tongue?
CN IX
What does CN XII innervate?
tongue
How do you test CN XII?
Examination of tongue for atrophy and asymmetry. see if the tongue deviates to one side
What CN runs alongside CN XII
CN X
What is acromegaly?
endocrine issue in which there is excess growth hormone released by the pituitary gland