Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cr N I
Olfactory
Smell sensory
Cr N II
Optic
Vision sensory
Cr N III
Occulomotor
Motor to eyeball muscles
Parasympathetic to eye
Cr N IV
Trochlear
Motor to eyeball muscles
Cr N VI
Abducens
Motor to eyeball
Cr N V
Trigeminal
Sensory to face
Motor to jaws
Cr N VII
Facial Motor to face Sensory to ear canal Parasympathetic to glands Taste sensation
Cr N VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Hearing - cochlea
Balance - labyrinth
Sensory
Cr N IX
Glossopharyngeal
Motor/sensory to pharynx
Parasympathetic to glands
Taste sensation
Cr N X
Vagus
Motor/sensory/parasympathetic to
Pharynx, larynx, heart, abdomen
Cr N xi
Accessory
Motor to shoulder
Cr N xii
Hypoglossal
Motor to tongue
Mid/hind brain
Nerve arrangement from medial to lateral
- somatic motor (GSM)
- pharyngeal motor (SVM)
- Parasympathetic motor (GVM)
- visceral sensation (GVS)
- special senses (SSS,SVS)
- skin and proprioception (GSS)
Edinger Westphal nucleus
Cr nerve 3
Mesencephalon
GVM
N.I exits cranium via
Cribriform plate of mesethmoid bone
Cr nerve VIII exits cranium via
Internal auditory meatus
Cranial nerve for pharyngeal arch 1
5 (3)
Cranial nerve for pharyngeal arch 2
7