Peripheral Nervous System Flashcards
CN for sense of smell
CN I: Olfactory
CN for visual acuity and visual fields
CN II: Optic
CN for muscles that move the eye and lid, pupillary constriction, lens accommodation
CN III: Oculomotor
CN for muscles that move the eye downward and toward the nose
CN IV: Trochlear
CN for facial sensation, corneal reflex, mastication
CN V: Trigeminal
CN for muscles that move the eye horizontally
CN VI: Abducens
CN for facial expression and muscle movement, salivation and tearing, taste, sensation in the ear
CN VII: Facial
CN for hearing and equilibrium
CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear
CN for taste, sensation in pharynx and tongue, pharyngeal muscles, swallowing
CN IX: Glossopharyngeal
CN for muscles of pharynx, larynx, and soft palate; sensation in external ear, pharynx, larynx, thoracic and abdominal viscera; parasympathetic innervation of thoracic and abdominal organs
CN X: Vagus
CN for sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
CN XI: Accessory
CN for movement of the tongue
CN XII: Hypoglossal
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Cranial nerves for sensory
I, II, VIII
Cranial nerves for motor
III, IV, VI, XI, XII
Cranial nerves for both sensory and motor
V, VII, IX, X
Number of cervical nerves
8
Number of thoracic nerves
12
Neurotransmitter for SNS
Norepinephrine
Neurotransmitter for PNS
Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter (SNS) that is excitatory; attention, alertness, focus
Norepinephrine
Neurotransmitter (PNS) that is excitatory; muscle contraction
Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter that is inhibitory; control mood and sleep, anxiety, inhibits pain pathways
Serotonin
Neurotransmitter that is inhibitory; behavior (attention and emotions) and fine movements
Dopamine
Neurotransmitter that is excitatory; pleasurable sensation, inhibits pain
Endorphins