Crainal Nerves Flashcards
(21 cards)
CN I olfactory
Sensory
Sense of smell
CN II optic
Sensory
Vision
CN III oculomotor
Motor
Controls upper eyelid muscles, superior recuts, medial recurs, inferior oblique muscles of the eye. Control ciliary muscles of the eye and sphincter in the iris
CN IV trochlear
Motor
Controls superior oblique muscle of the eye
CN V trigeminal
Mixed
Controls chewing
Opththalmic branching: sensation around the eye
Maxillary branch: sensation from eye to upper jaw and throat
Mandibular branch: sensation in mandibular region
CN VI Abducens
Motor
Controls lateral rectus muscle of the eye
CNVII Facial
Mixed
Control facial muscle
Secretion of tears and saliva
Taste 2/3 of tongue anterior
CN VIII vestibulocchlear
Sensory
Vestibular branch: sense of equilibrium
Cochlear branch: hearing
CN IX Glossopharyngeal
Mixed
Controls salivation
Swallowing muscles
Taste posterior third of tongue
Blood pressure sensation
CN X Vagus
Mixed
Controls swallowing muscles
Various visceral effectors and receptors
CN XI Accessory
Motor
Controls head, neck, and shoulder movement
CN XII Hypoglossal
Motor
Controls tongue muscles
Swallowing and speech
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Olfactory optic oculomotor trochlear trigeminal abducens facial,
Vestibulocochlear glossopharyngeal vagus accessory hypoglossal
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Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Auditory aka vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory spinal
Hypoglossal
Adaptation
A reduced sensitivity to a constant, repeating stimulus
Three types of sensory receptors
Propriceptors
Exteroreceptors
Interoceptors
Position and movement of skeletal muscles and joints
Proprioceptors
Information about external environment and interceptors keep close watch on our visceral organs and what they are doing
Exteroceptors
Common in skin, also found internally in bones, blood vessels, and joints. Large field of reception.
Nociceptors
Type A-fibers
Carry sensations of fast pain. Like a deep cut.
Type C fibers
Carry slow pain, like aching pain.