Ultimate Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Which is CNIX?
Glossopharyngeal
Which nerve passes through the foramen ovale?
CNV III Mandibular division of trigeminal
Which is nerve II?
Optic nerve
What are the visceral motor actions of CNVII?
- Para innervation of submandibular and submandibular salivary glands - Lacrimal gland - Glands of nose and palate
What are the components of CNV 3?
Somatic (general) sensory and somatic (branchial) motor
Components of cranial nerve I?
Special sensory
What are the main somatic motor actions of CNIX?
Motor to stylopharyngeus assisting in swallowing
What is the action of visceral sensory components of CN X?
Visceral sensation of base of tongue, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, heart, oesophagus and stomach
How does cranial nerve exit the skull?
Foramina in cribiform plate of ethmoid bone
What are the actions of CNV2?
Somatic sensory - sensation of skin on faced over maxilla Includes upper lip, maxillary teeth, mucosa of the nose, maxillary sinuses and palate
How does CN X exit the skull?
Vagus exits through jugular foramen
Which nerve is responsible for striated muscle in superior 2/3 if oesophagus?
Vagus nerve
What is the special sensory action of CNIX?
Taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue
Which nerve is responsible for raising of superior eyelids?
Oculomotor nerve (Somatic motor component).
Which is CNV?
Trigeminal nerve
What is the somatic sensory function of cranial nerve IX?
Cutaneous sensation of external ear
What is the action of CNVI (6)
Somatic motor action of the lateral rectus muscle allowing lateral gaze of the eyes
Which nerve is responsible for muscle movement of larynx?
Vagus (X)
Which nerve is responsible for sensation of the temporomandibular joint?
Mandibular division of trigeminal CNV3
Which nerve is CNVI?
Abducent
What is the main visceral motor action of CNIX?
Parasympathetic innervation of parotid gland
Which nerve is CN X?
Vagus nerve
What are the actions of cranial nerve III?
- Somatic motor - to superior, inferior and medial recti, inferior oblique, and lavator palpebrae superiors muscles raising eyelids and directing gaze superiorly, inferiorly and medially. 2. Visceral motor - parasympathetic to sphincter pupillae and ciliary muscles constricting the pupil and accommodating-lens of the eye.
Which nerve provides motor for stylocleidomastoid muscles?
Accessory nerve XI
Where does CN XI exit the skull?
Accessory exits through jugular foramen
Which nerve innervates the palatoglossus muscle?
Vagus X
What exits through the Foramina in the cribiform plate of ethmoid?
The olfactory nerve (CNI)
Which nerve is responsible for the motor component of the scalp?
Facial nerve CNVII
What is the action of somatic general sensory components of CN X?
Sensation of auricle, external acoustic meatus and dura mater of posterior cranial fossa
What is the action of CN XII?
Motor to extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of tongue (not including palatoglossus)
How does CNV III exit the skull?
Through the foramen ovale
Which nerve is responsible for sensation of anterior 2/3 of the tongue?
Mandibular division of trigeminal CNV 3
How does CNVII exit the skull?
The motor and sensory part of the facial nerve enters by internal acoustic meatus close to the inner ear, runs through the facial canal and emerges from the stylomastoid foramen through the parotid gland where it divides into 5. (Does not innervate parotid)
Which nerve is responsible for para innervation of smooth muscle and glands of trachea, bronchi, digestive system, coronary arteries and nodes of conductive system?
Visceral motor if vagus
What are the components of CNXI?
Somatic motor (accessory)
How does CNIV exit the skull?
Through the superior orbital fissure
Which nerve is responsible for sensation of the cornea?
Opthalmic division of trigeminal (CNV 1)
What nerves exist the skull through the jugular foramen?
- Glossopharangeal (CNIX) 2. Vagus (CNX) 3. Accessory (CNXI)
What is the action of CNIV?
The trochlear nerve is responsible for motor to the superior oblique assisting direction of gaze inferolaterally.
Which nerve is responsible for motor to superior oblique of the eye?
CNIV Trochlear
What are the components of CNV 2?
Somatic (general) sensory
Which nerve is responsible for motor action of the mylohyoid muscle?
Mandibular division of trigeminal CNV3
How does CNV II exit the skull?
Through the foramen rotundum
Which nerve is responsible for sensation of the lower lip?
Mandibular division of trigeminal CNV3
Which nerve is responsible for motor action of lateral rectus directing gaze laterally?
The Abducent nerve CNVI
What is the action of CNVIII?
- Vestibular sensation from semicircular ducts - Utricle - Saccule - Hearing from spiral organ (Cochlear) (Allows position of head movement)
Which nerve is responsible for visceral sensation of tongue base?
Visceral sensory vagus
Which nerve is responsible for constricting pupils and accommodate-lens of the eye?
Oculomotor (visceral motor parasympathetic innervation).
Which nerve is responsible for sensation of Mandibular teeth?
Mandibular division of trigeminal CNV3
Which nerve is responsible for the motor supply of stylohyoid muscle?
Facial CNVII
What are the motor actions of CNV 3?
Muscles of mastication, mylohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, tensor veli palatini and tensor tympani
Which nerve is responsible for taste from epiglottis and palate?
Special sensory vagus
What is the special sensory action of CN X?
Taste from epiglottis and palate
Which nerve is CN XII?
Hypoglossal nerve
How does CNVII exit the skull?
Through the internal acoustic meatus