Lecture 7, Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cervicomedullary junction
foramen magnum and pyramidal decussation
caudal limit of brainstem
Midbrain-diencephalic junction
brainstem meets the thalamus and hypothalamus at the level of the tentorium cerebelli
Hypoglossal trigone/vagal trigone
formed by the hypoglossal nucleus and dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
Facial colliculi
formed by the abducens nuclei and fibers of the facial nerve
The pons is attached to the cerebellum by
large white matter tracts called superior, middle, and inferior cerebellar peduncles
Motor cranial nerve nuclei are located
more ventrally
Sensory cranial nerve nuclei are located
more dorsally
Somatic motor nuclei
CN 3, 4, 6, 12
derived from occipital somites
extraocular muscles, intrinsic tongue muscles
Visceral motor nuclei
made up of branchial motor nuclei and parasympathetic nuclei
Branchial motor nuclei
CN 5, CN 7, 9, 10, 11
innervate striated muscles
muscles of mastication, facial expression, middle ear, pharynx, larynx, SCM, traps
Parasympathetic motor nuclei
CN 3, 7, 9, 10
do not innervate striated muscle, but innervate glands, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
Visceral sensory column
made of 2 parts
rostral nucleus solitarius
caudal nucleus solitarius
Rostral nucleus solitarius
receives taste inputs primarily from CN 7, 9, 10
Caudal nucleus solitarius
receives inpt to regulate cardiac, respiratory, and GI function from 9 and 10
General somatosensory nuclei/trigeminal
mediate touch, pain, temp, poisition and vibration sense for the face, sinuses, and meninges. Mostly CN 5 (7, 9, 10)