Neuro 12: Brainstem surface and cranial nerves Flashcards
Brainstem sections top to bottom
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
CN I Name and function
Olfactory
CN 2 Name and function
Optic
Vision
CN III Name and function
Oculomotor
Eye movements, eye opening, pupil constriction
CN IV Name and function
Trhoclear nerve
Eye movement down and in. SO muscle
CN V Name and function
Trigeminal nerve
Chewing and facial sense
CN VI Name and function
Abducens
Abduction of eye
CN VII Name and function
Facial nerve
Facial expression muscle
Taste anterior tongue
Lacrimation and salivation
CN VIII Name and function
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Hearing, equilibrium
CN IX Name and function
Glossopharyngeal
Phrayngeal muscles, patorid gland
Gag afferent
CN X Name and function
Vagus
Parasympathetics to everything
Laryngeal muscles, pharyngeal muscles
CN XI Name and function
Spinal accessory nerve
Shoulder shrug
CN XII
Hypoglossal nerve
Tongue movements
Cervical limit of brainstem
Cervico medullary junction
Rostral limit of brainstem
Midbrain-diancephalic junction