Neuro+ Flashcards
Which cranial nerves do not arise from the brainstem?
Olfactory (CN1) and Optic (CN2)
Which cranial nerves arise from the midbrain?
Oculomotor (CN3) arises from anterior midbrain and Trochlear arises from dorsal midbrain (CN4)
Which cranial nerves arise from the pons?
Trigeminal (CN5) Abducens (CN6) Facial (CN7) Vestibulocochlear (CN8)
Which cranial nerves arise from the medulla?
Glossopharyngeal (CN9) Vagus (CN10) Spinal accessory (CN11) Hypoglossal (CN12)
- What is the name of Cn1?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Olfactory nerve
Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
Sensory - olfaction (sense of smell)
- What is the name of Cn2?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Optic nerve
Optic canal
Sensory - vision
- What is the name of Cn3?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Occulomotor
Superior orbital fissure.
Motor and parasympathetic.
- What is the name of Cn4?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Trochlear.
Superior orbital fissure.
Motor
- What is the name of Cn5?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Trigeminal - 3 branches: ophthalmic V1, maxillary V2, mandibular V3. Exit through Some Random ‘Oles.
V1 = superior orbital fissure - sensory
V2 = foramen rotundum - sensory
V3 = foramen ovale - sensory and motor (for mastication)
- What is the name of Cn6?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Abducens
Superior orbital fissure
Motor
- What is the name of Cn7?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Facial.
Internal acoustic meatus.
Both: sensory and motor and parasympathetic.
- What is the name of Cn8?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Vestibulocochlear.
Internal acoustic meatus.
Sensory.
- What is the name of Cn9?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Glossopharyngeal.
Jugular foramen.
Both: sensory and motor and parasympathetic.
- What is the name of Cn10?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Vagus.
Jugular foramen.
Both: sensory and motor and parasympathetic.
- What is the name of Cn11?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Spinal Accessory.
Jugular foramen.
Motor.
- What is the name of Cn12?
- Where does it exit the skull?
- Sensory, motor or both?
Hypoglossal.
Hypoglossal canal.
Motor
Which cranial nerves are parasympathetic nerves and where do they come from?
Cn 3, 7, 9 and 10, S2 -> 4
- What does Cn1 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Innervates: olfactory epithelium.
- Function: olfaction.
- What does Cn2 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Innervates: retina.
- Function: vision.
- What does Cn3 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Innervates: medial, superior and inferior rectus muscles and inferior oblique and levator palpebrae superioris.
- Motor function: movement of eyeball.
- Parasympathetic function: constriction and accommodation.
- What does Cn4 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Innervates: superior oblique.
- Functions: movement of eyeball.
- What does Cn5 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Sensory innervation: face, scalp, cornea, nasal and oral cavities, anterior 2/3 of tongue, dura mater.
- Motor innervation: muscles of mastication and tensor tympani.
- Sensory function: general sensation.
- Motor functions: open and close the mouth. Tenses tympanic membrane.
- What does Cn6 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Innervates: lateral rectus.
- Function: eye movement, abduction.
- What does Cn7 innervate?
- What are it’s functions?
- Special sensory innervation: anterior 2/3 of tongue - taste.
- Motor innervation: muscles of facial expression and stapedius.
- Parasympathetic innervation: submandibular and sublingual and lacrimal glands.
- Sensory function: taste.
- Motor function: facial movement and tension of ossicles.
- Parasympathetic function: salivation and lacrimation.