Week 7: Cranial Nerve Sensory Pathways Flashcards
Olfactory signs will be seen with lesions to which two places?
Nasal cavity and cerebrum
Olfactory bulb projects where?
Uncus and amygdala.
Primary visual pathway location of synapse
lateral geniculate nucleus
Pretectal nucleus function
Processes afferent signals for visual reflexes
Adjacent Pathway to Optic Tract
Crus Cerebri
Trigeminal Nerve Nuclei
Mesencephalic Nucleus, Principle Sensory Nucleus, Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus
The only cranial nerve to have nuclei project at all spinal levels
CN V trigeminal nerve
Mesencephalic Nucleus First Order Cell Bodies Location
Within the CNS
Mesencephalic Nucleus Purpose
Receives proprioceptive information from the jaw
Mesecephalic Nucleus Location
Midbrain and rostral pons
Cranial Nerves of Taste
VII, IX, and XI
Mesencephalic Nucleus is the Afferent Portion of What Reflex?
Jaw jerk
Principle Sensory Nucleus Function
Light touch information to the face
Principle Sensory Nucleus Location
Tegmentum of mid pons
Principle Sensory Nucleus Cranial Nerves
V, VII, IX, and X
Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus Purpose
Pain and temperature information to the face
Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus Range
Dorsolateral mid pons to C5 spinal level
Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus Cranial Nerves
V, VII, IX, and X
Spinal Trigeminal Nerve Fibers Synapse and Cross to Form What?
Trigeminothalamic tract