Nerves Flashcards
What is the anterior half of the scalp and face supplied by?
Branches of trigeminal nerve (CN V)
What does the trigeminal nerve divide into?
- Ophthalmic (CN V1) - sensory
- Maxillary (CN V2) - sensory
- Mandibular (CN V3) - sensory and motor
Ophthalmic Nerve (CN V1)
- superior division of trigeminal nerve
- smallest division
- enters orbit through SOF
- innervates skin over frontal bone, upper eyelids, dorsum and tip of nose
- provides sensory innervation to aspects of eye & orbital structures, mucous membranes of upper nasal cavities & frontal sinuses
Maxillary Nerve (CN V2)
- intermediate division of trigeminal nerve
- leaves cranium through foramen rotundum
- innervates skin over maxillary bones, upper lip, lateral aspect of nose, inferior eyelid and anterior part of temporal fossa
- provides sensory innervation to mucous membranes of nasal cavities, upper teeth and gingivae (gums)
Mandibular Nerve (CN V3)
- inferior & largest division of trigeminal nerve
- exits cranium through foramen ovale
- contains motor fibres
- gives cutaneous innervation to auricle, external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, temporal region, cheek, skin overlying mandible (except angle) and lower lip
What is nerve the posterior scalp supplied by?
branches of the cervical nerves
Lesser Occipital nerve
- C2, C3
- innervates skin on lateral aspect of scalp, posterior and superior auricle and posterolateral neck
Greater occipital nerve
- C2
- innervates skin over the posteromedial surface of scalp, from vertex to base of occipital bone
How many Cranial Nerves are there?
And some facts about their naming.
- 12 pairs
- named by roman numerals
- named according to their attachment to brain in an anterior to posterior direction
- named CN because they emerge through foramina or fissures in the cranium/skull
Where do the Cranial Nerves arise from?
- mainly off the brain stem
- brain stem = connecting link b/w remainder of brain and spinal cord
What are the 5 main functional components of Cranial Nerves?
Motor
- Somatic motor (efferent)
- Visceral motor (efferent) (parasympathetic)
Sensory
- General sensory (afferent) (touch, pain, temperature)
- Visceral sensory (afferent)
- Special sensory
Where do the Cranial nerves innervate?
structures in the head and neck and visceral organs of the trunk
Mnemonic for the Cranial Nerves
On old Olympus towering top, a fat vicious goat vandalised a hat
Observing Old Orange Tigers there are few very grey varieties around hilltops
Which functional component is the CN I - Olfactory Nerve?
Special Sensory nerves
- approx. 20 olfactory nerves on each side
- special sense of smell
- Olfactory stimuli (arouse emotions, induce visceral responses through the ANS)
CN I - Olfactory Nerve (Origin/End)
Origin:
- cell bodies and dendrites are within the olfactory mucosa of the nasal cavity
End:
- olfactory bulb, continue on to the olfactory area in cerebral cortex
- composed to both neurons and chemoreceptors
- respond to volatile chemicals
Where do the Olfactory nerve fibres pass through?
through foramina of the cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
Which functional component is the CN II - Optic Nerve?
- special sensory nerve
Pathway of the CN II Optic Nerve
- from retinal cells in the back of the eye
begins:
- where axons of these cells pierce the sclera
- conducts impulss from the photoreceptors in the retina
passes:
- posteriorly/medially in the orbit or eye socket
exits:
- through optic canal
- largest CN
Which functional component is the CN III Oculomotor Nerve?
- motor to 4 of the 6 extraocular mm (superior, inferior, medial rectus mm, inferior oblique mm)
- motor to the upper eyelid mm (levator palpebrae superioris)
- proprioceptive fibres to the above mm
- parasympathetic to the sphincter of the pupil (causes constriction of the pupil) & ciliary mm of the lens (produces accommodation of the lens, near vision)
Pathway of the CN III Oculomotor nerve
- Originates from the midbrain
- Includes both somatic motor nerves and parasympathetic nerves (visceral efferent/motor)
- Emerges from the midbrain and leaves the cranial cavity and enters the orbit through the SOF
Which functional component is the CN IV Trochlear Nerve?
- somatic motor nerve to one of the extraocular mm (superior oblique) and proprioception