Lecture 5 - Cranial Nerves and Neuroforamina Flashcards
How many cranial nerves are there?
12
How many cranial nerves are at the telencephalon?
1 (olfactory nerve)
How many cranial nerves are at the diencephalon?
1 (optic)
How many cranial nerves are at the brain stem?
9
How many cranial nerves are at the spinal cord?
1 (spinal accessory CN XI)
Which cranial nerve belongs to the CNS?
Optic nerve (CNII)
What exits through the optical canal?
CN II - optic nerve
What exits through the superior orbital fissure?
4 nerves
- CN III (oculomotor)
- CN IV (trochlear)
- CN VI (abducens)
- CN V1 (Trigeminal: opthalamic division)
What exits through the foramen rotundum?
CN V2 - trigeminal nerve: maxillary division
What exits through the foramen ovale?
CN V3 - trigeminal nerve: mandibular division
What exits through the internal acoustic meatus?
- CN VII (facial)
- CN VIII (vestibulocochlear)
What exits through the jugular foramen?
- CN IX (glossopharyngeal)
- CN X (vagus)
- CN XI (spinal accessory)
- Internal jugular vein
What exits through the foramen magnum?
- medulla oblongata and spinal cord
What exits through the cribiform plate?
CN 1 (olfactory)
What exits through the foramen spinosum?
middle meningeal artery
What exits through the carotid canal?
the internal carotid artery
What exits through the hypoglossal canal?
- CNXII (hypoglossal)
Which nerve is the only one to attach at the posterior midbrain?
CN IV- Trochlear
What are the two divisions of the spinal cord?
- ventral motor and dorsal sensory
What are the two parts of the spinal cord?
anterior part - alar plate
posterior part - basal plate
What are the two divisions of the brain stem?
- medial motor (sulcus limitans)
- lateral sensory
What part of the brain can you visibly see the red nucleus on in imaging?
rostral midbrain
What is most lateral in the brainstem?
special sensation (Sp)
Which is most medial in the brainstem?
somatic motor (Sm)
What is branchial motor in charge of?
the muscles in the head/neck, integrated into somatic motor
Where is the CNV nuclei located longitudinally?
midbrain to C2
What is the mesencephalic nucleus?
A ganglion
Which CN have all 4 functional components?
CN VII/IX/X
What CN share the CN V nucleus?
CN VII/IX/X
What kind of nucleus is the CN V nucleus?
Somatic sensory
What CN share the solitary nucleus?
CNVII/IX/X
What kind of nucleus is the solitary nucleus?
Visceral somatic