1.6 Neuroanatomy Flashcards
Cranial Nerve 1
Olfactory
Cranial nerve 2
Optic
CN 3
Occulomotor
CN 4
Trochlear
CN 5
Trigeminal
CN 6
Abducens
CN 7
Facial
CN 8
Vestibulocochlear
CN 9
Glossopharyngeal
CN 10
Vagus
CN 11
Accessory
CN 12
Hypoglossal
Olfactory nerve
Cn1
Exits skull in cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
SA
Function : smell
Optic nerve
Cn2
Exit from skull in optic canal
Function: vision
SA
Occulomotor
Cn3
Exits skull in superior orbital fissure
Function: pupillary constriction and near vision
Trochlear nerve
Cn4
Exits skull in superior orbital fissure
Function: innervates the superior oblique muscle (extraoccular)
GSE
Trigeminal nerve
Cn5
Exits skull in superior orbital fissure - ophthalmic division v1,, foramen rotundum- maxillary nerve v2,, foramen ovals - mandibular division v3
Function! Sensory input from most of the head, innervates muscles that mainly move the lower jaw
Abducent
Cn6
Exits skull in superior orbital fissure
Function: innervates the lateral recuts muscle (extraocular)