Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cell bodies of olfactory nerve
Nasal mucosa
Cranial exit of optic nerve
Optic canal
Cell bodies of optic nerve
Ganglion cells of retina
Cranial exit of oculomotor nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Cell bodies of oculomotor
Nucleus CN III (midbrain) edinger-Westphal nucleus
Cranial exit of trochlear nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Cell bodies of trochlear nerve
Nucleus CN IV
Cranial exit of trigeminal nerve
Superior orbital fissure; foramen rotundum and foramen ovale
Cell bodies of trigeminal nerve
Motor nucleus CN V (pons) and trigeminal ganglion
Cranial exit of abducens nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Cell bodies of abducens nerve
Nucleus CN VI (pons)
Cranial exit of facial nerve
Stylomastoid foramen
Cell bodies of facial nerve
Motor nucleus CN VII (pons)
Superior salvatory nucleus
Geniculate ganglion
Vestibulocochlear nerve cranial exit
Does not leave skull
Cell bodies of Vestibulocochlear nerve
Vestibular ganglion
Spiral ganglion