Somato - CN 1 Flashcards
Cranial nerve nuclei
Located in mesencephalon, metencephalon & myelencephalon
Sites of synapse for first order sensory neurons
Location of cell bodies for LMN
Cranial nerve ganglia
Sensory ganglia
Autonomic ganglia
Sensory ganglia
Sites of neuron cell bodies for first order sensory neurons (GSA & SSA)
Autonomic ganglia
Sites for synapse for parasympathetic motor pathways
Somatic efferent pathway
Coricobulbar tract
2 neurons
UMN in primary motor cortex
LMN in cranial nerve motor nucleus
UMN somatic efferent pathway
Synapses in cranial nerve motor nucleus
Abt half of axons cross to the contralateral side
LMN somatic efferent pathway
Synapses with skeletal muscle at neuromuscular junction
Nerves involved in eye movement
III IV and VI
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Abducent
Cranial nerve pathways - visceral efferent
Part of parasympathetic NS
Cranial nerves III, VII, IX, X
Each has its own parasympathetic nucleus in brainstem
Each has a ganglion near target organ
Effects of III in visceral efferent pathways
Pupil constricts & cilliary muscle relaxes
CN VII in visceral efferent pathways
Nasal, lacrimal, salivary glands secretion
CN IX in visceral efferent pathways
Mouth waters, salivary gland secretes
CN X in visceral efferent pathways
Heart slows down
Decreased blood flow to skeletal muscle
Increased blood flow to GI tract
Increased peristalsis to proximal colon
Are there any sympathetic nerve fibers in cranial nerves?
No
Sympathetic nerves all arise form thoracic spinal cord
Sympathetic nerves do innervate structures in head but presynaptic neurons are in intermediolateral horn of thoracic spinal cord
Effects of SNS
Pupil dilation
Cilliary body relaxation
Inhibition of gland secretion