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Neuroscience Week 1: Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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Cranial Nerve I AKA

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Olfactory nerve

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Cranial Nerve I Type

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Special Sense (Smell)

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Cranial Nerve I Foramen

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Cribiform plate

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Olfactory Nerve Type

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Special Sense (Smell)

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Olfactory Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity Through

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Cribiform Plate

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Cranial Nerve II AKA

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Optic Nerve

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Cranial Nerve II Type

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Special Sense (Vision)

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Optic Nerve Type

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Special Sense (Vision)

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Optic Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity Through

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Optic Canal

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Cranial Nerve II Foramen

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Optic Canal

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Cranial Nerve III AKA

A

Oculomotor Nerve

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Cranial Nerve III Type

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Motor (to most extraocular muscles)

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Parasympathetic nerve fibers (pupillary constrictor muscle and ciliary muscle of the eye involved in the accommodation reflex)

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Cranial Nerve III Exits the cranial cavity through

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Superior orbital fissure

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Oculomotor Nerve AKA

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Cranial Nerve III

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Oculomotor Nerve Type

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Motor (to most extraocular muscles)

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Parasympathetic (to pupillary constrictor muscle and the ciliary muscle)

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Oculomotor Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity through?

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Superior Orbital Fissure

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Cranial Nerve IV AKA

A

Trochlear Nerve

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Cranial Nerve IV Type

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Motor (superior oblique muscle)

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Cranial Nerve IV Exits the Cranial Cavity through?

A

Superior Orbital Fissure

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Trochlear Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve IV

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Trochlear Nerve Type

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Motor (Superior Oblique Muscle)

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Trochlear Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity Through

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Superior Orbital Fissure

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Cranial Nerve V AKA

A

Trigeminal Nerve

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Cranial Nerve V Type

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Sensory

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Motor

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Cranial Nerve V Exits the Cranial Cavity through?

A
  • Superior Orbital Fissure (V1)
  • Foramen Rotundum (V2)
  • Foramen Ovale (V3)
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Trigeminal Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve V

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Opthalmic Division of the Trigeminal Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity From?

A

Superior Orbital Fissure

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Maxillary Division of the Trigeminal Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity From?

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Foramen Rotundum

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Mandibular Division of the Trigeminal Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity From?

A

Foramen Ovale

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Trigeminal Nerve V1 AKA

A

Opthalmic Division

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Trigeminal Nerve V2 AKA

A

Maxillary Division

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Trigeminal Nerve V3 AKA

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Mandibular Division

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Cranial Nerve VI AKA

A

Abducent Nerve

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Cranial Nerve VI Type

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Motor (Lateral Rectus)

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Cranial Nerve VI Exits the cranial cavity through?

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Superior orbital fissure

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36
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Abducent Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve VI

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Abducent Nerve Type

A

Motor

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Abducent Nerve Exits the cranial cavity through

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Superior orbital fissure

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Cranial Nerve VII AKA

A

Facial Nerve

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Cranial Nerve VII Type

A

Special Sense (Taste)

Motor

Parasympathetic

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Cranial Nerve VII Exits the cranial cavity through

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  • Internal acoustic meatus
  • stylomastoid foramen
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Facial Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve VII

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Facial Nerve Type

A

Special Sense (Taste)

Motor

Parasympathetic

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44
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Facial Nerve Exits the cranial cavity through

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  • Internal Acoustic Meatus
  • stylomastoid Foramen
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Cranial Nerve VIII AKA

A

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

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Cranial Nerve VIII Type

A

Special Sense (balance/hearing)

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Cranial Nerve VIII Exits the cranial cavity through

A

Internal accoustic meatus

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Vestibulocochlear nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve VIII

49
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve Type

A

Special Sense (balance/hearing)

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Vestibulocochlear Nerve exits the cranial cavity through

A

Internal acoustic meatus

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Cranial Nerve IX AKA

A

Glossopharyngeal nerve

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Cranial Nerve IX Type

A

Sensory

Special Sense (taste)

Motor

Parasympathetic

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Cranial Nerve IX Exits the cranial cavity through

A

Jugular foramen

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve IX

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve Type

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  • Sensory
  • Special Sense (Taste)
  • Motor
  • Parasympathetic
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Glossopharyngeal Nerve Exits the cranial cavity through

A

Jugular Foramen

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Cranial Nerve X AKA

A

Vagus Nerve

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Cranial Nerve X Type

A

Sensory

Motor

Parasympathetic

59
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Cranial Nerve X Exits the cranial cavity through

A

Jugular Foramen

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Vagus Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve X

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Vagus Nerve Type

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  • Sensory
  • Motor
  • Parasympathetic
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Vagus Nerve Exits the cranial cavity through?

A

Jugular Foramen

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Cranial Nerve XI AKA

A

Accessory Nerve

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Cranial Nerve XI Type

A

Motor (sternocleidomastoid and trapezius)

65
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Cranial Nerve XI Exits the cranial cavity through

A

Jugular Foramen

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Accessory Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve XI

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Accessory Nerve Type

A

Motor (Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius)

68
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Accessory Nerve exits the cranial cavity through

A

Jugular foramen

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Cranial Nerve XII AKA

A

Hypoglossal Nerve

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Cranial Nerve XII Type

A

Motor (intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue)

71
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Cranial Nerve XII exits the cranial cavity through?

A

Hypoglossal Canal

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Hypoglossal Nerve AKA

A

Cranial Nerve XII

73
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Hypoglossal Nerve Type

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Motor (intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue)

74
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Hypoglossal Nerve exits the cranial cavity through?

A

Hypoglossal Canal

75
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Hypoglossal Nerve Function

A

Motor to intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue

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Spinal Accessory Nerve Function

A

motor to sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles

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Vagus Nerve Function

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  • Sensory to external ear, larynx and esophagus
  • motor to the muscles of the pharynx, larynx, palate and esophagus (speech and swallowing, efferent limb of gag reflex)
  • Parasympathetic to thoracic and abdominal organs
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Glossopharyngeal Nerve Function

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  • Sensory to posterior 1/3 of tongue, palate and oropharynx (afferent limb of gag reflex)
  • Motor to pharynx (swallowing)
  • Special sense of taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue
  • parasympathetic to the parotid salivary gland
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve Function

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  • Special sense of hearing
  • balance
80
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Facial Nerve Function

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  • Special sense of taste from the anterior 2/3 of tongue
  • Motor to muscles of facial expression
  • Parasympathetic to lacrimal, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
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Abducens Nerve Function

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Motor to lateral rectus muscle of the eye

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Mandibular Nerve Function

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  • Sensory to anterior 2/3 of tongue, chin and lower teeth
  • Motor to muscles of mastication (chewing)
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Maxillary Division Nerve Function

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Sensory to cheeks, lower eye lid, nasal mucosa, upper lip, upper teeth, palate

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Ophthalmic Division Nerve Function

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Sensory to scalp, forehead and nose, cornea and conjunctiva of the eye

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Trochlear Nerve Function

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Motor to superior oblique muscle of the eye

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Oculomotor Nerve Function

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Motor to most extraocular muscles of the eye and parasympathetic to the pupillary sphincter and ciliary muscles of the eye

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Optic Nerve Function

A
  • Special sense of vision
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Ophthalmic division branches

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Olfactory Nerve Function

A

Special sense of smell

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Maxillary Division Branches

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Mandibular Division Branches

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Sensory innervation of the oral cavities

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Sensory innervation of the face

94
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Identify and innervation

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All are innervated by the Mandibular Division

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Facial nerve exits the cranium by?

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Question 1

97
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What nerves exit?

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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Question 5

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Trigeminal nerve

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Trigeminal nerve

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Question 6

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Facial Nerve

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Question 7

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Question 8

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Facial Nerve

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Question 9

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Facial nerve

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