Nerves Flashcards
CN I

CN II
Optic n.
optic canal
nasal/temporal retina
optic chiasm/sulcus chiasmatis
midbrain nuclei/lat geniculate body

CN III
Oculomotor n.
SOF
sup ramus -> levator palpebrae superioris, sup. rectus
inf ramus -> med, inf rectus, inf oblique
EWN -> ciliary ganglion -> pupillary constrictor ciliary smooth muscle

CN IV
Trochlear N
SOF
sup oblique
trochlear nucleus
crosses midline

CN V1
Opthalmic - Trigeminal
TG, SOF, PEF, AEF, Supraorbital foramen
ncn, pen, aen, enn, inn, itn, lcn, scn, stn, fn, son, ln

CN V2
Maxillary
FR, IOF, IG/C, IF, pterygomaxillary fissuer, sphenopalatine foramen, greater palatine foramen, lesser palatine foramen, palatovaginal canal
zn, ion, asan, msan, psan, lpsnn, mpsnn, nasopalatine n, gpn, lpn, pharyngeal n

CN V3
Mandibular
FS, FO, MF, mf
meningeal n, medial pterygoid n, deep temporal n, massateric n, lat pterygoid n, long bucchal n, lingual n, inf alveolar n, incisive, mental n, mylohyloid n, auriculotemporal n
TMN, OG, SMG

CN VI
Abducens
SOF
AN
lat rectus

CN VII
Facial n.
Internal auditory meatus, hiatus greater petrosal nerve, petrotympanic fissure, stylomastoid foramen, pterygoid canal, pterygopalatine fossa & ganglion
Sensory
greater petrosal n, chorda tympani n,
Motor
nerve to stapedius, n to post digastric, n to stylohyoid, temporal, zygomatic, bucchal, marginal mandibular, cervical

CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear n

CN IX
Glossopharyngeal n.
JF, middle ear, tympanic canaliculus, hiatus lesser petrosal n, FO
SENSORY
tympanic, tonsilar, lingual, pharyngeal, stylopharyngeus, carotid
MOTOR
stylopharyngeus
PARASYMPATHETIC
lesser petrosal n, V-auriculotemporal

CN X
Vagus n.
JF, SG, IG
auricular (s), carotid (s), pharyngeal (s,m), internal laryngeal (s, p), superior laryngeal -> external laryngeal (s, m), recurrent laryngeal (s, m, p), vagal trunk

CN XI
Accessory n.
SMC, trap

CN XII
Hypoglossal n
hypoglossal canal
genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, intrinsics

Cervical plexus - cutaneous branches
lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical, supraclavicular

Cervical plexus - motor/sensory branches
hypoglossal n, geniohyoid, thyrohyoid, omohyoid (sup belly), sternohyoid, sternothyroid, omohyoid (inf belly), phrenic n, muscular branches
