Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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Cranial nerves I-XII

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I. Olfactory
II. Optic
III. Oculomotor
IV. Trochlear
V. Trigeminal
VI. Abducens
VII. Facial
VIII. Vestibulocochlear
IX. Glossopharyngeal
X. Vagus
XI. Accessory
XII. Hypoglossal

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Sensory cranial nerves (afferent)

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  • olfactory
  • optic
  • vestibulocochlear
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Motor cranial nerves (efferent)

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  • oculomotor
  • trochlear
  • abducens
  • accessory
  • hypoglossal
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Mixed cranial nerves

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  • trigeminal
  • facial
  • glossopharyngeal
  • vagus
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Olfactory nerve function

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  • Sensory
  • sense of smell
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Optic nerve function

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  • sensory
  • vision
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Extrinsic eye muscles control

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  • oculomotor
  • trochlear
  • abducens
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Oculomotor functions

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  • motor
  • raising eyelid
  • directing eyeball
  • constricting the iris
  • control lens shape
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Trochlear nerve function

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  • motor
  • projects to superior oblique muscle intorts (twist)
  • depresses and abducts globe
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Trigeminal nerve function

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  • motor
  • projects to muscles of mastication and sensory to face, scalp, oral cavity
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Trigeminal neuralgia

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  • long term pain disorder
  • severe sudden shock of pain
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Abducens nerve function

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  • motor
  • projects to lateral rectus muscle (abducts eye)
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Facial nerve functions

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  • mixed
  • motor to muscles of facial expression
  • parasympathetic stimulation of lacrimal, submandibular, and sublingual glands
  • sensation to anterior 2/3 of tongue, ear canal, and tympanic membrane
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Bells palsy

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  • temporary facial paralysis
  • facial nerve damage
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Vestibulocochlear nerve function

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  • sensory
  • hearing (cochlear) and balance (vestibular)
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Glossopharyngeal functions

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  • motor: innervates part of tongue and pharynx, provides motor fibers to parotid salivary gland (parasympathetic)
  • sensory: fibers conduct taste and general sensory impulses from the tongue and pharynx
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Vagus nerve functions

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  • motor: parasympathetic fibers to heart, lungs, and visceral organs
  • sensory: taste
  • visceral sensation from organs
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Accessory nerve function

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Innervates trapezius and sternocleidomastoid which moves head and neck

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Hypoglossal nerve function

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Innervates both extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue which contribute to swallowing and speech

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Pheromones

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Secreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species

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Pheromone types

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  • alarm
  • food trail
  • sex
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Terminal nerve (CN 0)

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  • vestigial or may be related to the sensation of pheromones
  • projects to areas involved in regulating sexual behavior