Cranial Nerves Flashcards
(70 cards)
What is this structure?
CN I (Olfactory)
CN I (Olfactory)
Motor/Sensor/Both?
Special sensory (Smell)
CN I (Olfactory)
Source?
Frontal lobe
CN I (Olfactory)
Skull Foramen?
Foramina in cribriform plate
CN I (Olfactory)
Innervates?
- Consists of multiple small fibers off the olfactory bulb which sits in the cribriform plate.
- Superior epithelium of nasal cavity for smell
CN I (Olfactory)
What is this structure?
CN II (Optic)
CN II (Optic)
Motor/Sensory/Both?
Special sensory (vision)
CN II (Optic)
Source?
- Diencephalon
- Left and right optic nerves unite at the optic chiasm on the inferior aspect of the brain, then continue into the brain as the optic tracts.
CN II (Optic)
What is this structure?
CN XII (Hypoglossal)
CN XI (Spinal Accessory)
What is this structure?
CN III (Oculomotor)
CN III (Oculomotor)
What is this structure?
CN IV (Trochlear)
CN IV (Trochlear)
What is this structure?
CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)
CN V1 (Trigeminal-Opthalamic)
What is this structure?
CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)
CN V2 (Trigeminal-Maxillary)
What is this structure?
CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)
CN V3 (Trigeminal-Mandibular)
What is this structure?
CN VI (Abducens)
CN VI (Abducens)
What is this structure?
CN VII (Facial)
CN VII (Facial)
What is this structure?
CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)
CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear)
What is this structure?
CN IX (Glossopharangeal)
CN IX (Glossopharangeal)
What is this structure?
CN X (Vagus)
CN X (Vagus)
Skull Foramen?
Optic canal
CN II (Optic)
Innervates?
Retina of eyeball for vision
CN II (Optic)
Sensory/Motor/Both?
Motor
* Somatic & Parasympathetic
CN III (Oculomotor)
Source?
Midbrain
CN III (Oculomotor)
Skull Foramen?
Superior orbital fissure
CN III (Oculomotor)