LECTURE 7 cranial nerves Flashcards
description of cranial nerves
12 pairs (I-XII), numbered anterior to posterior based on attachment to inferior surface of brain, exit cranial cavity through foramina in skull
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names of cranial nerves in order
olfactory (I), optic (II), oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV), trigeminal (V), abducens (VI), facial (VII), vestibulocochlear (VIII), glossopharyngeal (IX), vagus (X), accessory (XI), hypoglossal (XII)
types of nerve fibers in cranial nerves
visual sensory (sensory innervation of viscera, special: taste), somatic sensory (sensory innervation of outer party of body, special: hearing, equilibrium, vision, smell), visceral motor (innervation of smooth and cardiac muscle, glands), somatic motor (innervation of skeletal muscles (except pharyngeal arch muscle)
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3 branches of trigeminal cranial nerve (V)
ophthalmic (V1), maxillary (V2), mandibular (V3)
foramina for olfactory nerve I
olfactory foramina on cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
foramina for optic nerve II
optic canal of sphenoid bone
foramina for oculomotor nerve III
superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone
foramina for trochlear nerve IV
superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone
foramina for ophthalmic nerve V1
enters superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone, exits supraorbital foramen
foramina for maxillary nerve V2
enters foramen rotundum, inferior orbital fissure, exits infraorbital foramen
foramina for mandibular nerve V3
exits through foramen ovale, into mandibular foramen, exits mental foramen
foramina for abducens nerve VI
superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone
foramina for facial nerve VII
internal acoustic meatus, stylomastoid foramen