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Nervous 4- CN Flashcards

1
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What are the 12 cranial nerves?

A

CN I - olfactory nerve

CN II - optic nerve

CN III - oculomotor nerve

CN IV - trochlear nerve

CN V - trigeminal nerve (split into VI (opthalmic), V2(maxillary), V3 (madibular))

CN VI - abducens nerves

CN VII - facial nerve

CN VIII - vestibulocochlear nerve

CN IX - glossopharyngeal

CN X - vagus

CN XI - accessory

CN XII - hypoglossal

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What foramen does CN I travel through?

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Foramina in cribiform plate of ethmoid bone

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3
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What foramen does CN II travel through?

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Optic canal

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4
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What foramen does CN III travel through?

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Superior orbital fissure

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5
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What foramen does CN IV travel through?

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Superior orbital fissure

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6
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What foramen does V1 travel through?

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Superior orbital fissure

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What foramen does V2 travel through?

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Foramen rotundum

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8
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What foramen does V3 travel through?

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foremen ovale

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9
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What foramen does CN VI travel through?

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Superior orbital fissure

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10
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What foramen does CN VII travel through?

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Internal acoustic meatus; facial canal; stylomastoid foramen

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11
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What foramen does CN VIII travel through?

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Internal acoustic meatus

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12
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What foramen does CN IX travel through?

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Jugular foramen

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13
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What foramen does CN X travel through?

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Jugular foramen

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14
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What foramen does CN XI travel through?

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Jugular foramen

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15
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What foramen does CN XII travel through?

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Hypoglossal canal

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16
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What is A?

A

Olfactory bulb

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17
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What is B?

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Olfactory tract

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18
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What is C?

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Optic nerve

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19
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What is D?

A

Optic chiasma

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20
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What is E?

A

Optic tract

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21
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What is F?

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Oculomotor

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22
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What is G?

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Trigeminal

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23
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What is H?

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Facial

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24
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What is I?

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Hypoglossal

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25
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What is J?

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Accessory

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26
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What is K?

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Vagus

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27
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What is L?

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Glossopharyngeal

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28
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What is M?

A

Vestibulocochlear

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29
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What is N?

A

Abducents

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30
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What is O?

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Trochlear

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31
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN I?

A

Special sensory

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32
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN II?

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Special sensory

33
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN III?

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Somatic and visceral motor ans paraphymathetic

34
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN IV?

A

Somatic motor

35
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN VI?

A

Somatic motor

36
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN V1?

A

General sensory

37
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN V2?

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General sensory

38
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN V3?

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General sensory and somatic motor

39
Q

Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN VII?

A

Somatic/visceral motor + special sensory + general sensory

40
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN VIII?

A

Special sensory

41
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN IX?

A

Somatic motor and visceral motor

Special sensory and general sensory and special sensory

42
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Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN X?

A

Somatic motor and visceral motor

Visceral sensory and general sensory and special sensory

43
Q

Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN XI?

A

Somatic motor

44
Q

What plexus does CN X form part of and what does this innervate?

A

Oesophageal plexus

45
Q

Name two branches of CN X that innervates the muscles of the larynx?

A

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Superior laryngeal nerve

46
Q

Choosing from general sensory, special sensory, motor and parasympathetic, what kind of fibres are present in CN XII?

A

Somatic motor

47
Q

Which of the cranial nerves have a parasympathetic component?

A

III

VII

IX

X

48
Q

Which cranial nerves area attached directly to the brain?

49
Q

Which cranial nerves are attached directly to the midbrain?

50
Q

Which cranial nerves are attached directly to the pons?

51
Q

Which cranial nerves are attached directly to the pontomedullary junction?

A

VI

VII

VIII

52
Q

Which cranial nerves are attached directly to the medulla?

A

IX

X

XI

XII

53
Q

Which is the only cranial nerve to arise from the posterior aspect of the brain?

54
Q

Which cranial nerve can be tested by the pupillary light reflex?

A

Ocular motor

55
Q

Which cranial nerve can be tested by touch over the cheek?

A

Trigeminal (V2)

56
Q

What cranial nerve can be tested by asking the patient to stick there tongue out?

A

Hypoglossal (CN XII)

57
Q

What is A?

A

Olfactory bulb

58
Q

What is B?

A

Olfactory tract

59
Q

What plate of bone do branches of CN I pass through to enter the anterior cranial fossa?

A

Ethmoid bone

60
Q

What is A?

A

Patuitry gland

61
Q

What is B?

62
Q

What is C?

A

Optic radiation

63
Q

What is D?

A

Lateral geniculate nucleus

64
Q

What is E?

A

Optic tract

65
Q

What is F?

A

Optic chiasm

66
Q

What is G?

A

Optic nerve

67
Q

What is A?

A

Ciliary ganglion

68
Q

What is B?

A

Optic nerve

69
Q

What is C?

A

Trochlear nerve

70
Q

What is D?

A

Abducent nerve

71
Q

What is E?

A

Superior division of CN III

72
Q

What is A?

A

Maxillary nerve

73
Q

What is B?

A

Lingual nerve (branch of mandibular nerve)

74
Q

What is C?

A

Inferior alveolar nerve (branch of mandibular nerve)

75
Q

What is D?

A

Buccal nerve (branch of mandibular nerve)

76
Q

What is A?

A

Facial nerve

77
Q

What is B?

A

The Facial Nerve

78
Q

Diagram shows CN IX, what is A?

A

Parotid gland

79
Q

Diagram shows CN IX, what is B?

A

Carotid body and sinus

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