Flashcards in CN Nuclei/ Reflexes Deck (14):
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**Which 2 cranial nerves have their nuclei in the midbrain?
1. Occulomotor (III) and Trochlear (IV)
2
**Which CNs have their nuclei in the pons?
5-8
Trigem, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear
3
**Which CN have their nuclei in medulla?
9, 10, 12
Glosopharyngeal, vagus, hypoglossal
4
Corneal reflex
afferent -> V1 (opthalmic)
efferent--> VII
5
Jaw jerk
afferent--> V3 (sensory)
efferent--> V3 (motor)
6
Pupillary
afferent--> CN II
efferent--> CN III
7
Gag
afferent--> CN IX
efferent--> CN X
8
What cranial nerves relay to Nucleus solitarius? what info?
VII, IX, X--> sensory info (taste, baroreceptor, gut distention)
9
What CNs relay info to Nucleus Ambiguus? What info
IX, X--> motor info to pharynx, larynx, upper esophagus (swallowing, palate elevation)
10
Dorsal motor nucleus function? CN associated?
Sends parasympathetics to heart, lungs an upper G.I. tract--> CN X
11
biceps reflex
C5
12
triceps reflex
C7
13
patellar reflex
L4
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