Neurosurgery Flashcards
II (optic)
Impulses for sight
III (oculomotor)
Muscles that move the eye and iris
IV (trochlear)
Oblique muscle of the eye
V (trigeminal)
Sensations of the face, mouth, nose, forehead, top of head
VI (abducens)
Lateral movement of the eye
VII (facial)
Muscles in face and scalp, tears and salvation
VIII (vestibulocochlear) [acoustic]
Hearing and equilibrium
IX (glossopharyngeal)
Sense of taste and pharyngeal movement, parotid gland and salvation
X (vagus)
Heart, pancreas, lungs, and digestive system
Pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles
XI (accessory)
Two parts
Cranial portion and spinal portion
XII (hypoglossal)
Innervates muscles of the tongue
I (olfactory)
Sense of smell
Soma
Sending and receiving area for nerve impulses and its energy center for the cell
Axon
Carries nerve impulses AWAY from the cell
Dendrites
Carries nerve impulses TOWARDS the cell