WEEK 3 - CRANIAL NERVES Flashcards
List two main parts of nervous system
- CNS: brain and spinal cord
- PNS: cranial nerves and spinal cord
AFFERENT nerves carry information where
into the cns > somatosensory > AFFERENT : ARRIVE
EFFERENT fibres carry information where
out of the CNS > somatic/volunary
EFFERENT: EXIT
in the spinal cord, where do afferent fibres enter via
dorsal root
where do afferent fibres have their cell bodies within
dorsal root ganglia
where do efferent fibres leave via
ventral root
where do efferent fibres have their cell bodies within
ventral horn of the spinal cord
where do dorsal and ventral roots emerge from
spinal cord and join to become mixed spinal nerve
what does the ANS contain
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic divisions
what do most organs contain
dual sympathetic and parasympathetic supply
what does each division of P. and S. consists of
- pre.ganglionic neuron that synpases onto a post-ganglionic neuron within a peripheral ganglion
sympathetic pre-ganglionic neurons leave the spinal cord via
thoracic and upper lumbar segments T1-L2
where do synapse on post-ganglionic neurons within ganglia located
along sympathetic trunk
what does sympathetic division have
short pre-ganglionc neuron and a long post-ganglionic neuron
what does ganglia within the neck region supply
head and neck
where does parasympathetic pre-ganglionic neurons leave brainstem via
four of the cranial nerves
where does parasympathetic neurons also leave CNS via
sacral spinal cord (s2-s4)w
where do parasympathetic neurons synapse
on post-ganglionic neurons close to their target tissue
what does the parasympathetic division have
- long.pre ganglionic neuron and short post-ganglionic neuron
where do pre-ganglionic sympathetic neurons arise from
lateral horn of the spinal cord and pass out through those ventral roots
where do parasympathetic neurons enter
sympathetic trunk via white rami communions
where do postganglionic sympathetic neurons exit via
gray ramus communicans
list the THREE sympathetic ganglia in cervical sympathetic trunk in neck
- superior cervical ganglion (most superior)
- middle cervical ganglion
- inferior cervical ganglion > cervicothoracic ganglion
what do the TWO LOWER ganglia supplies structures in the neck
- send post.ganglionic fibres which form plexus on cervical blood vessels
eg: inferior thyroid artery
what does the UPPER ganglion supplies structures in the neck and head
- send branches to adjacent cranial nerves in neck > HITCHHIKERS and gives rise to > PLEXUSES on carotid arteries
what are sympathetic fibres on the arterial plexus are then transmitted
cranial nervs
where do cranial nerves leave
LEAVE THE BRAINSTEM
Where do cranial nerves I-VI leave the skull via
foramina found in either anterior or middle cranial fossa
where does olfactory nerve leave skull via
cribiform plate
where does optic nerve leave via
optic canal
where does oculomotor nerve leave via
superior orbital fissure