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What is the somatic nervous system

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  • somatic sensory- pain, temperature, touch, pressure, special sense
    -somatic motor to skeletal muscle
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What is the autonomic nervous system

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-made up of sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system
-no concious control
-visceral sensory- from organs and blood vessels
-motor to smooth and cardiac muscles and many glands

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What is your central nervous system

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-brain and spinal cord only
-co ordinates and integrates incoming and outgoing neural signals eg thinking and learning

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What is your peripheral nervous system

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-conduct neural impulses from the external environment to or form CNS to co ordinate a response

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How many pairs of cranial nerves in the peripheral nervous system

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12 pairs of cranial nerves

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How many pairs of spinal nerves in the peripheral nervous system

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31 pairs of spinal nerves

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What are the pairs of 31 spinal nerves in the peripheral nervous system

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-12 pairs of thoracic
-8 pairs of cervical
-5 pairs of sacral
-5 pairs of lumbar
-1 pair of coccygeal

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How many lobes are there in each hemisphere of the brain

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Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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Telencephalon

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Cerebrum

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Diencephalon

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Thalamus and hypothalamus

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Mesencephalon

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Midbrain

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Rhombencephalon

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Cerebellum, pons, medulla oblong tea

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Cerebral convolutions

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-gyrus
-sulci
-grey matter
-white matter

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What is gyri

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The folds in the brain

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What is sulci

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The grooves in the brain

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What is the grey matter of the brain

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Outside of the brain

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What is the white matter of the brain

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Inside of the brain

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Frontal lobe

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-motor cortex (where all aspects of motor function originate)
-intellect
-planning
-mood
-socialo judgment

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Parietal lobe

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-processing sensory information
-general sensation but mainly taste
-somatosensory cortex

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Temporal lobe

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-auditory cortex
-memory

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Occipital lobe

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-visual cortex is situated in occipital lobe

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Where’s is Broca’s area and winickes area located

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Dominant hémisphère

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What does the corpus callosum do

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Links the two cerebral hemispheres together

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What is the thalamus

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The main sensory relay centre

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What does the hypothalamus do in the sagittal section

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Hormone secretion, interpretations centre for ANS, thermorégulation, hunger and satiety centres, thirst centres

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Hindbrain cerebellum

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-lies posterior to the brain stem
-involved in the maintenance of balance, posture, muscle tone
-co ordinated movement

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Brain stem

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  • contains ascending and descending nerve fibre tracts
  • contains vital centres such as cardiovascular and respiratory centres
  • pons and medulla and mid brain all part of the brain stem
    -pons is between these two
    -medulla oblong is the most inferior structure of the brain stem
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Spinal cord

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-continuous with the brain stem
-lies within the verbral canal
-terminates the conus meduallaris at the venerable level L1-2
-spinal nerves passing through vertebral canal below this level from cauda equina
-cervical and lumbar enlargements- nerves arise to supply upper and lower limbs

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What is the white part of the spinal cord segments

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-outside part
-contains axons of ascending and descending neurones
-ascending neurones are the sensory neurones telling the spinal cord about the external environment
-descending are telling the muscle to contract

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What is the grey matter of the spinal cord

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-contrains nerve cell bodies
-inside part
-regions:
-dorsal horn(sensory neurones)
-ventral horn (motor neurones)
-lateral horn (autonomic neurones)

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What does the dorsal root do

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Carries sensory fibres to the spinal cord

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What does the ventral root do

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Carries motor fibres away from the spinal cord

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What do the dorsal and ventral roots do together

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Unite to form the spinal nerve which exits the veterbral column
Spinal nerves divide into the dorsal and ventral rami

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What does the dorsal ramus do

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Carries sensory and motor fibres to muscles and skin over the vertebral column

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What does the ventral ramus do

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Carries sensory and motor fibres which supply the upper and lower limbs and trunk

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What does the dorsal root ganglion do

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Contains nerve cell bodies of primary sensory neurones

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Protection of the CNS

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-brain and spinal cord perform essential functions but are fragile
-they are protected and supported by the connective tissues: the meninges
-and the bone, skull, and vertebral column

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Protection of the spinal cord

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-spinal cord lies in the vertebral canal protected by the vertebral column
-surrounded by the meninges three layers
-dura matter, arachnoid matter, pita matter
-the space between the arachnoid and pia matter contains cerebrospinal fluid

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What are the 3 layers of meninges

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Dura matter
Arachnoid matter
Pia matter

40
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What is the meninges

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Spaces
Actual space- inside of a balloon
Potential space- inside of a deflated balloon
Potential space can fill with fluid or blood

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What is the dura matter

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  • outermost layer
    -toughest membrane
    -made of collagenous connective tissue
    -the dural sheaths of cranial nerves fuse with the dura that surrounds the brain
    -2 layers of cranial dura (inner meningeal layer- continuous with spinal dura. Outer periosteal layer- not found around spinal cord)
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What are the four folds of dura matter

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Four folds of dura matter:
Flax cerebi- between cerebral hemispheres
Flax cerebelli-between cerbrellas hemispheres
Tentorium cerebelli- between cerebellum and occipital lobe
Diaphragmatic sella- covers sella trucida

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What are dural reflections

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-four folds of dura matter
-stabilise Braine-prevents rotation
-dural sinuses are venous channels which lie between the dural folds, they drain cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood from the brain

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Dural venous sinuses

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-superior sagittal sinus
-inferior sagittal sinus
-between periosteal and meningeal layers of dura
-drains blood and cfs from brain
-contains no valves
-receives tributaries from the brain and ear etc
-drains to internal jugular vein

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Arachnoid matter

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-looks like a spiders web
-delicate
-transparent
-impermeable

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Subarachnoid space and csf

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-subarachnoid space traversed by cranial nerves and arteries of brain
-cfs in subarachnoid space
-cfs maintains balance of extra cellular fluid in the brain, provides nutrients for it, carries away metabolic wastes and cushions the brain
-arachnoid granulation allow csf to transfer to venous system

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Pia matter

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-delicate loose connective tissue membrane that follows contours of brain and spinal cord
-adheres closely to the surface of the brain and spinal cord

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What are the ventricles

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-choroid plexuses of ventricles produce csf
-paired lateral ventricles and single midline ventricles
-lateral ventricle inferior to corpus callosum
-interventricular foramen from lateral to third ventricle

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How is the brain supplied with blood

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Internal carotid and vertebral arteries

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Anterior cerebral

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Passes forward in a longitudinal fissure and back over corpus collosum to supply the medial surface of hemispheres form frontal to occipital lobe and a strip on upper lateral surface

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Middle cerebral

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Passes in lateral fissure to supply lateral surfaces of parietal, frontal and temporal lobes

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Posterior cerebral

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Passes around the midbrain to supply medial and inferior surfaces of the temporal lobes and occipital lobes

53
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How does a cardiovascular accident (stroke) happen

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-blood supply to brain cut off> cells in affected area do not receive oxygen> cells die> may cause permanent damage

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What is an ischeamic stroke

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Blood vessel blocked (thrombin or embolus)

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What is an heamorrhagic stroke

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Blood vessel ruptures which may be due to an aneurism. Bleeding into surrounding tissue compounds the problem

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What are 4 causes of raised intercranial pressure

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-inflammation
-trauma- inflammatory response leads to cerebral oedema
-meningitis- bacterial or viral infection of the meninges
-haemorrhage- blood from ruptured vessels will collect in the cranial cavity

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What happens when there is raised intercranial pressure

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-if pressure within the cranium rises there is no means of escape
-compression of the brain causes cell death
-clinical consequences will depend on the area affected

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What is a intercranial haemorrhage (epidural)

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Blood collects between dura matter and skull. May happen following blow to head leading to rupture of middle meningeal artery

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What is an intercranial haemorrhage (sub dural)

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Blood collects between dura matter and arachnoid matter
May happen following blow to head when brain is jerked inside the skull and a cerebral vein is ruptured as it enters the superior saggital sinus

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What is an intercranial haemorrhage (subarachnoid)

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Blood collects between arachnoid matter and pia matter
May happen following rupture on an aneurism

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What is an intercranial haemorrhage (cerebral)

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Bleeding into brain tissue. May happen following trauma or from ruptured cerebral vessel

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What can happen when there is an occlusion in the anterior cerebral artery

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Sensory and motor loss to contra lateral (opposite) lower limb

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What can happen when there is Occlusion in the middle cerebral artery

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Potential signifiant damage to speech, language, hearing loss, motor and sensory loss of control lateral upper limb

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What can happen when’re there is occlusion in posterior cerebral artery

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Loss of division on one side

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What is a neurone

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Nerve cell

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What does a neurone do

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-basic functional unit of the nervous system
-relays different information between different regions of the CNS
CNS and PNS
CNS and other body systems

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what is a dendrite

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Collects information and increases surface areas

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Body of the neurone

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Contains nucleus and organelles and synthesizes proteins eg neurotransmitters

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Axon of a neurone

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Propagates the action potential and may be myelinated (faster) or unmeylinated (slower)

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Terminal bouton

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Site of synapse (with another neurone or muscle cell)
Neuro transmitter is released here

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What is the dermatome of the somatosensory system

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Skin area which connects to the spinal cord through a single dorsal root of a spinal nerve

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What do the 3 neurones do in the sensory (afférent) pathway

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1)receptor in periphery, cell body in dorsal root ganglion or sensory ganglion in head
Remains ispilateral and terminates in a spinal cord or medulla
2)cell body in spinal cord or medulla axon decussates (change side) and terminates in the contralateral thalamus
3) cell body in thalamus, axon terminates in cerebral cortex . Each first order neurone responds to a stimulus which activates its own area

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How do receptor fields differ

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Spatially- some larger and smaller
Temporally-some only indicate stimulus onset/ offset, other continuously when stimulated

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What does the motor pathway do

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Causes skeletal muscles to contract

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Motor pathway process

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-nerve arises in the pre central gyrus
-passes down into brain stem
-decussates into brain stem or other side of spinal cord
-terminates by synapsing with the lower motor neurone in the brain stem (cranial nerves) or ventral horn of spinal cord (spinal nerves)
-lmn arises in brain stem (cranial nerves) or the ventral horn of the spinal cord (spinal nerves)
-axons projects to effector (skeletal muscle)

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What are the two motor neurones in the pathway

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-upper motor neurone (can either synapse directly onto or several)
-lower motor neurone

77
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What cranial nerves are involved in the parasympathetic nervous system

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3,5,7,11
Ocuolotmotor, vagus, facial, glossopharyngeal

78
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I cranial nerve

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Olfactory
Smell
Sensory

79
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II cranial nerve

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Optic nerve
Vision
Sensory

80
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III cranial nerve

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Oculomotor
Pupil constriction eye movement etc
Motor

81
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V cranial nerve

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Trigeminal
Sensation to face and muscles
Both sensory and motor

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IV cranial nerve

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Trochlear
Moves eye down and inwards
Motor

83
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VI cranial nerve

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Abducens
Moves eye laterally
Motor

84
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VII cranial nerve

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Facial
Facial expression, anterior 2 thirds of tongue and salivary glands
Both

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VIII cranial nerve

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Vestibulocochlear
Leaning and balance
Sensory

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IX cranial nerve

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Glossopharyngeal
Sensation to posterior 1/3 of tongue and swallowing
Both

87
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X cranial nerve

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Vagus
Parasympathetic supply to eye, heart, lungs, larynx
Both

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XI cranial nerve

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Accessory
Moves head lifts shoulders
Motor

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XII cranial nerve

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Hypoglossal
Supplies tongue muscles
Motor

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