Neuroanatomy Flashcards
Cranial Nerve 1
Olfactory
smell sensory
Cranial Nerve 2
Optic
vision sensory
Cranial Nerve 3
Oculomotor
eyeball movements
Cranial Nerve 4
Trochlear
eyeball movements
Cranial Nerve 5
Trigeminal
face sensation
Cranial Nerve 6
Abducens
eyeball movement
Cranial Nerve 7
Facial face movement (lower motor neuron)
Cranial Nerve 8
Vestibulocochlear
auditory and balance sensory
Cranial Nerve 9
Glossopharyngeal
pharynx sensation
Cranial Nerve 10
Vagus
visceral motor and sensory
Cranial Nerve 11
Spinal Accessory
head/shoulder movement
Cranial Nerve 12
Hypoglossal
tongue movement
olfactory nerve
damage/test
Damage: anosmia
Test: coffee grounds
optic nerve
damage/test
Damage: blindness
Test: Snellen card, visual acuity exam
oculomotor, trochlear, abducens
damage/test
Damage: double vision
Test: follow finger with eyes
trigeminal nerve
damage/test
Damage: numbness to face
Test: brush forehead, teeth, jaw, coronal reflex
facial nerve
damage/test
Damage: paralysis of one side of face (Bell’s Palsy), loss of taste anterior tongue
Test: raise eyebrows, squeeze eyes, smile
vestibulocochlear nerve
damage/test
Damage: deafness in 1 ear
Test: BAEP, tuning fork at top of head see if both sides equal
glossopharyngeal nerve
damage/test
Damage: loss of taste posterior tongue, pharyngeal paralysis
Test: elevation of pallate
vagus nerve
damage/test
Damage: hoarseness, pharyngeal paralysis
Test: elevation of pallate
spinal accessory nerve
damage/test
Damage: inability to shrug, weakness
Test: shrug shoulders, move head
hypglossal nerve
damage/test
Damage: tongue withering, moves in direction of lesion
Test: stick out tongue
