Appendix C Flashcards
(34 cards)
Olfactory Nerve Pair
CN #1
Optic Nerve Pair
CN #II
Oculomotor Nerve Pair
CN #III
Trochlear Nerve Pair
CN # IV
Trigeminal Nerve Pair
CN #V
Abducens Nerve Pair
CN #VI
Facial Nerve Pair
CN #VII
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Pair
CN # VIII
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Pair
CN IX
Vagus Nerve Pair
CN #X
Accessory Nerve Pair
CN #XI
Hypoglossal Nerve Pair
CN #XII
CN #1 Function
Carries Olfactory Input to brain via Olfactory bulb and tract (after receiving chemical stimuli from nose)
CN #II Function
Optic Nerve carries about 1 million neuron fibers back from the retina of each eye to the brain via Optic Nerves, Chiasma, and Tracts
CN # VIII Function
Auditory Nerve
Carries input on equilibrium from inner ear
Cranial Nerves ___, ___, & ____ are special sense nerves only
I
II
VIII
Cranial Nerves ___, ___, ___, all go to the eye area
III
IV
VI
There are ___ ____ ____ that allow us to move each eyeball
6 voluntary (somatic) Muscles
CN __ and ___ supply one muscle each
IV
VI
CN III Function
More complex, larger
Supplies 4 of the 6 external eye muscles
Parasympathetic control over 2 smooth muscles on inside of eye which allow us to use more or less light and view objects at distances and switch quickly between near objects and stay focused
CN _____ is referred to as “The Great Sensory Nerve of the Face”
V
CN ___ is referred to as the “Nerve of Facial Expression”
VII
CN V Characteristics
Largest cranial nerve
Origin comes out of side of pons
Breaks into 3 parts
Ophthalmic, Maxillary, Mandibular
CN V Functions
Primarily sensory nerve but does supply motor fibers to muscles which help us chew food
Carries sensation of pain, thermal, light & deep touch from facial areas