Neuroscience Week 1: Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cranial Nerve I AKA
Olfactory nerve
Cranial Nerve I Type
Special Sense (Smell)
Cranial Nerve I Foramen
Cribiform plate
Olfactory Nerve Type
Special Sense (Smell)
Olfactory Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity Through
Cribiform Plate
Cranial Nerve II AKA
Optic Nerve
Cranial Nerve II Type
Special Sense (Vision)
Optic Nerve Type
Special Sense (Vision)
Optic Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity Through
Optic Canal
Cranial Nerve II Foramen
Optic Canal
Cranial Nerve III AKA
Oculomotor Nerve
Cranial Nerve III Type
Motor (to most extraocular muscles)
&
Parasympathetic nerve fibers (pupillary constrictor muscle and ciliary muscle of the eye involved in the accommodation reflex)
Cranial Nerve III Exits the cranial cavity through
Superior orbital fissure
Oculomotor Nerve AKA
Cranial Nerve III
Oculomotor Nerve Type
Motor (to most extraocular muscles)
&
Parasympathetic (to pupillary constrictor muscle and the ciliary muscle)
Oculomotor Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity through?
Superior Orbital Fissure
Cranial Nerve IV AKA
Trochlear Nerve
Cranial Nerve IV Type
Motor (superior oblique muscle)
Cranial Nerve IV Exits the Cranial Cavity through?
Superior Orbital Fissure
Trochlear Nerve AKA
Cranial Nerve IV
Trochlear Nerve Type
Motor (Superior Oblique Muscle)
Trochlear Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity Through
Superior Orbital Fissure
Cranial Nerve V AKA
Trigeminal Nerve
Cranial Nerve V Type
Sensory
&
Motor
Cranial Nerve V Exits the Cranial Cavity through?
- Superior Orbital Fissure (V1)
- Foramen Rotundum (V2)
- Foramen Ovale (V3)
Trigeminal Nerve AKA
Cranial Nerve V
Opthalmic Division of the Trigeminal Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity From?
Superior Orbital Fissure
Maxillary Division of the Trigeminal Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity From?
Foramen Rotundum
Mandibular Division of the Trigeminal Nerve Exits the Cranial Cavity From?
Foramen Ovale
Trigeminal Nerve V1 AKA
Opthalmic Division
Trigeminal Nerve V2 AKA
Maxillary Division
Trigeminal Nerve V3 AKA
Mandibular Division
Cranial Nerve VI AKA
Abducent Nerve
Cranial Nerve VI Type
Motor (Lateral Rectus)
Cranial Nerve VI Exits the cranial cavity through?
Superior orbital fissure
Abducent Nerve AKA
Cranial Nerve VI
Abducent Nerve Type
Motor
Abducent Nerve Exits the cranial cavity through
Superior orbital fissure
Cranial Nerve VII AKA
Facial Nerve
Cranial Nerve VII Type
Special Sense (Taste)
Motor
Parasympathetic
Cranial Nerve VII Exits the cranial cavity through
- Internal acoustic meatus
- stylomastoid foramen
Facial Nerve AKA
Cranial Nerve VII
Facial Nerve Type
Special Sense (Taste)
Motor
Parasympathetic
Facial Nerve Exits the cranial cavity through
- Internal Acoustic Meatus
- stylomastoid Foramen