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olfactory type

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special sensory

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optic type

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special sensory

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oculomotor types

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somatic motor, visceral motor (parasympathetic)

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trochlear type

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somatic motor

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opthalmic type

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somatic (general) sensory

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maxillary type

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somatic (general) sensory

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mandibular types

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somatic (general) sensory), somatic (brachial) motor

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facial types

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somatic (branchial) motor, special sensory, somatic (general) sensory, visceral motor

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vestibulocochlear type

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special sensory

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glossopharyngeal types

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somatic (branchial) motor, visceral motor (parasympathetic), visceral sensory, special sensory, somatic (general) sensory

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vagus types

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somatic (branchial) motor, visceral motor, visceral sensory, special sensory, somatic (general) sensory

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spinal accessory type

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somatic motor

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hypoglossal type

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somatic motor

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olfactory nerve cell bodies

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olfactory cells (olfactory epithelium)

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optic nerve cell bodies

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retina (ganglion cells)

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oculomotor nerve cell bodies: somatic motor

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midbrain (nucleus of oculomotor nerve)

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oculomotor nerve cell bodies: visceral motor

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pre: midbrain post: ciliary nucleus

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trochlear nerve cell bodies

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midbrain (nucleus of trochlear nerves)

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opthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular somatic sensory nerve cell bodies

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trigeminal ganglion. synapse: sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve

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mandibular somatic (branchial) motor nerve cell bodies

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pons (motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve)

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abducens nerve cell bodies

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pons (nucleus of abducens nerve)

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facial somatic (brachial) motor nerve cell bodies

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pons (motor nucleus of facial nerve)

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facial special sensory nerve cell bodies

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geniculate ganglion. synapse: nuclei of solitary tract

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facial somatic (general) sensory nerve cell bodies

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geniculate ganglion. synapse: sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve

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facial visceral motor nerve cell bodies
pre: pons (superior salivatory nucleus) post: pterygopalatine ganglion, submandibular ganglion
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vestibular nerve cell bodies
vestibular ganglion. synapse: vestibular nuclei
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cochlear nerve cell bodies
spiral ganglion. synapse: cochlear nulei
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glossopharyngeal somatic (branchial) motor nerve cell bodies
medulla (nucleus ambiguus)
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glossopharyngeal visceral motor nerve cell bodies
pre: medulla (inferior salivatory nucleus) post: otic ganglion
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glossopharyngeal special sensory and visceral sensory nerve cell bodies
sensory ganglion (nuclei of solitary tract)
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glossopharyngeal somatic (general) sensory nerve cell bodies
sensory ganglion (synapse: sensory nucleus of CNV)
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vagus somatic (branchial) motor nerve cell bodies
medulla (nucleus ambiguus)
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vagus visceral motor nerve cell bodies
pre: medulla post: neurons in or near viscera
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vagus special sensory and visceral sensory nerve cell bodies
inferior ganglion. synapse: nuclei of solitary tract
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vagus somatic (general) sensory nerve cell bodies
superior ganglion. synapse: sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerves
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spinal accessory nerve cell bodies
spinal cord!
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hypoglossal nerve cell bodies
medulla
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olfactory exit
foramina of cribriform plate
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optic exit
optic canal
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oculomotor, trochlear, opthalmic, abducent exit
superior orbital fissure
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maxillary exit
foramen rotundum
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mandibular exit
foramen ovale
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facial exit
internal acoustic meatus, facial canal, stylomastoid foramen
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vestibulocochlear exit
internal acoustic meatus
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gloassopharyngeal, vagus, spinal acessory eit
jugular foramen
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hypoglossal exit
hypoglossal canal
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olfactory action
smell
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optic action
vision (retina)
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oculomotor somatic motor action
superior, inferior and medial rectus, inferior oblique and levator palpebra superioris. turns eyeball superiorly, inferiorly, medially, raises superior eyelid
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oculomotor visceral motor action
parapsympathetic to sphinter pupillae and ciliary muscle, constricts pupil and accomodates lens.
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trochlear action
motor to superior oblique, assists in turning eye inferiolaterally (or inferiorly when adducted.)
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opthalmic action
sensation: cornea, skin of forehead, scalp, eyelids, nose; mucosa of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses
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maxillary action
sensation: skin of face over maxilla, maxillary teeth & sinus, nose mucosa, & palate
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mandibular somatic (general) sensory action
sensation: skin over mandible, mandibular teeth, TMJ, mucosa of mouth, anterior (front) 2/3 tongue
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mandibular somatic (branchial) motor action
motor to muscles of mastication, mylohyoid & anterior digastric belly, tensor veli palatini and tensor tympani
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abducent action
motor to lateral rectus, turns eye laterally
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facial somatic (branchial) action
motor to facial expression muscles and scapl, stapedius of middle ear, posterior belly of the digastric
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facial special sensory action
taste front anterior (front) 2/3 of tongue
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facial somatic (general) sensory action
sensation: skin of external acoustic meatus
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facial visceral motor action
parasympathetic to glands: submandibular, sublingual, lacrimal, glands of nose and palate
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vestibular action
position and movement of head
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semicircular ducts, utricle, saccule
inner ear, where balance comes from
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cochlear action
hearing (from spiral organ)
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glossopharyngeal somatic (branchial) motor action
motor to stylopharyngeus to assist in swallowing
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glossopharyngeal visceral motor action
parasympathetic: parotid gland
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glossopharyngeal special sensory action
taste from posterior third of tongue
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glossopharyngeal somatic (general) sensory actions
sensation: eternal ear, pharynx, middle ear
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glossopharyngeal visceral sensory action
carotid body and sinus
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vagus somatic (branchial) motor action
motor to pharyngeal constrictors, (except stylopharyngeus) intrinsic muscles of larynx, muscles of palate (except tensor veli palatini) striated muscle of superior esophagus
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vagus visceral motor action
parasympathetic to smooth muscle of trachea, brochi, digestive tract, and cardiac muscle
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vagus visceral sensory action
visceral sensation from base of tongue, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, heart, esophagus, stomach, intestine
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vagus special sensory action
taste from epiglottis and palate
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vagus nerve somatic (general) sensory action
sensation: auricle, external acoustic meatus, dura mater of posterior cranial fossa
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spinal accessory action
motor to SCM and trapezius
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hypoglossal action
motor to intrinsic and extrinsic tongue (except palatoglossus).
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parasympathetic ganglion of the head
ciliary, pterygopalatine, submandibular, otic
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ciliary ganglion is attached to _____ but comes from _____
V1 (nasociliary branch), CNIII
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pterygopalatine ganglion is attached to _____ but comes from _____
V2, CNVII (greater petrosal)
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submandibular ganglion is attached to _____ but comes from _____
V3 (lingual branch), CNVII (chorda tympani branch)
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otic ganglion is attached to _____ but comes from _____
V3, IX, lesser petrosal nerve
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trigeminal ganglion
GA, CNV. | in middle cranial fossa
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mesencephalic nucleus
GA, CNV | within the brain (displaced cells of trigeminal ganglion)
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geniculate ganglion
GA, SA, CNVII | in facial canal
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cochlear ganglion
SA, CNVIII | in canal around modiolus, base of spiral lamina
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vestibular ganglion
SA, CNVIII | outer part of internal acoustic meatus
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ganglion of IX (superior and inferior)
GA, SA | in jugular foramen
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ganglion of X
GA, SA | in and below jugular foramen
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salvitory nucleus
where salivary parasympathetics synapse in the CNS inferior: parotid (IX) (otic ganglion) superior: all the rest (VII) (submandibular and pterygopalatine ganglion)
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nucleus ambiguus
in medulla, | where motor nerve of IX and X come from
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solitary tract
where special sensory VII | and somatic/special sensoty IX and X synapse
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tenor velli palatini
tenses palate to keep liquid out of pharynx | mandibular nerve
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tenor tympani
tenses tympani | mandibular nerve
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palatoglossus
helps to swallow, prevents choking | vagus nerve
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last midbrain cranial nerve
IV
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divides pons and medulla cranial nerves
VIII, emerges from pontomedullary junction
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what is weird about VII, IX, X somatic sensory nerves?
synapse on trigeminal sensory nucleus
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sympathetics passing through ganglion: | ciliary (V1 nasociliary)
internal carotid plexus | around opthalmic artery
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sympathetics passing through ganglion: pterygopalantine (V2 maxillary)
internal carotid plexus | deep petrosal artery
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sympathetics passing through ganglion: submandibular (V3) lingual
external carotid plexus (facial artery plexus)
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sympathetics passing through ganglion: otic (V3 mandibular)
external carotid plexus | middle meningeal plexus

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