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Purely motor nerves

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4,6,11,12

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Purely sensory nerves

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1,2,8,V1, V2

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Mix of sensory and motor

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V3

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Mix of sensory, motor, and parasympathetic

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3,7,9,10

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How are cranial nerves numbered?

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From rostral to caudal

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Most cranial nerves are associated with ____

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The brainstem

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Parts of the brainstem (rostral to caudal)

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Midbrain, pons, medulla

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Cranial nerve somatomotor nuclei

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Brainstem
Equivalent to ventral horn of spinal cord
Innervate skeletal muscles of face and neck

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Sensory ganglia of spinal nerves path

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Peripheral process to sensory ganglia to central process to cranial nerve sensory nucleus

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Peipheral process of cranial nerve sensory nerves associated iwht

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a receptor

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Central process of cranial nerve terminates in a

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Cranial nerve sensory nucleus (equivalent to dorsal horn)

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Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers of cranial nerves travel

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With the cranial nerve in which it was associated and synapse in parasympathetic ganglion

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Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers of cranial nerves travel

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Hitch a ride on other nerves (typically 5)

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Preganglionic sympathetic fibers of cranial originate

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Lateral horn of spinal cord

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Postganglionic sympathetic fibers of cranial originate from

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Superior cervical ganglion

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How can post-gang sym reach target?

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On their own 
Carotid plexus (on internal and external carotids)
Follow internal carotids to skull and hitch a ride with CN5
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Ganglia of the head and associated nerve

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Ciliary (2)
Pterygopalatine (7)
Submandibular (7)
Otic (9)

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Branches of trigeminal nerve supplying the face from superior to inferior

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Ophthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular

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CN 5

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Trigeminal nerve

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Where are sensory trigeminal nerve cell bodies found

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Trigeminal ganglion

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Trigeminal somatosensory fibers

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Peripheral processes
Ophtalmic (V1)
Maxillary (V2)
Mandibular (V3)

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Trigeminal central processes terminate in

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Spinal trigeminal nucleus

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Cell bodies of trigeminal motor fibers innervating skeletal muscles

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Trigeminal motor nucleus (ventral horn)

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How does ophthalmic division leave the cranial cavity

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Superior orbital fissure

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Peripheral processes of ophthalmic division
Front (supraorbital and supratrochlear) Lacrimal Nasociliary
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Which branch of ciliary used by parasympathetic to hitch a ride?
Nasociliary
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Long ciliary nerve contain
Sensory from nasociliary innervating cornea and iris Post sym fibers from carotid plexus NO PARA FIBERS
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Short ciliary contain
Sensory from nasociliary innervating cornea and iris Post sym fibers from carotid plexus Postganglionic parasymp fibers
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Maxillary divison of trigeminal leaves cranial cavity through ______ to enter _____
Foramen rotundum | Pterygopalatine fossa
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Peripheral processes of maxillary division
``` Infraorbital Greater and lesser palatine (descending palatine) Zygomatic (cheek) Posterior superior alveolar Sphenopalatine (nasal cavity) ```
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Mandibular division leaves cranium through _____ to enter _____
Foramen ovale | INfratemporal fossa
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Sensory mandibular branches
Inferior alveolar Lingual Buccal Auriculotemporal
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Auriculotemporal loops around
Middle meningeal artery
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Trigeminal motor fibers supply
Muscles of mastication
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Muscles of mastication
Masseter Temporalis Medial pterygoid Lateral pterygoid
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Cranial nerve 1
Olfactory nerve
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Olvfactory nerve snsory ganglion
Dispersed through olfacotyr mucosa in nasal cavity
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Peripheral process of CN1
At surface of olfactory mucosa
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Central processes of CN1
Pass through cribiform to terminate in olfacotry bulb
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Olfactory bulb axons form
Olfactory tract that travels to cortex
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Cranial nerve 2
Optic nerve
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Light excites
Retinal ganglion cells of the eye
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Central processes of retinal ganglion cells leave eye through ____ to enter_____
Optic canal | Middle cranial fossa as the optic nerve
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WHen are obtic visual fibers named optic tracts?
After chiasm
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Visual vibers terminate in
Lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus
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CN 3
Oculomotor nerve
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Cell bodies of CN3
Oculomotor nucleus
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Superior division of oculomotor nerve
Superior rectus muscle and levator palpebra superioris muscle
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Inferior division of oculomotor nerve
Medial rectus Inferior rectus Inferior oblique
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Lesion to CN 3
Down and out position of the eye
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Pre-para fibers of CN3 originate from ____ and follow ________
Edinger westphal and follow inferior division
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Parasympathetic associated with oculomotor synapse in
CIliary ganglion
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Postganglionic parasymp fibers associated iwth oculomotor hitch ride on
Short ciliary nerves posterior to surface of sclera | PIerce slera
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Post-para of oculomotor innervate
Sphincter pupillae and ciliaris (contract eye)
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Symp fibers of oculomotor
Reach eye via blood vessels and then follow long and short ciliary
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Oculomotor fibers leave cranial cavity through ____ to enter _____
Superior orbital fissure to enter the orbit
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Cranial nerve 4
Trochlear nerve
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Cell bodies origin CN4
Trochlear nucleus
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What is unique about CN4
Only nerve to leave from brainstem posterior
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CN 4 innervates
Superior oblique
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How does CN4 leave cranial caivty
Superior orbital fissure
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CN 6
Abducens nerve
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CN 6 cell body origin
Abducens nucleus
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CN 6 innervates
Lateral rectus
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How does abducens nerve exit cranial cavity?
Superior orbital fissure
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CN 7
Facial nerve
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Fascial nerve somatomotor nucleus and what they innervate
Fascial nucleus | Fascial expresion and stylohyoid...posterior of digastric and stapedius
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Visceral motor nucleus of fascial nerve
Parasympathetic fibers Superior salivary nucleus Lacriminal gland, submandibular, sublingual, nasal mucous, and oral mucous glands
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Special sensory and somatosensory neuron cell bodies of fascial nerve
Geniculate ganglion at bend of facial canal
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Peripheral proccesses of geniculate ganglion innervate
Parts of external ear and taste receptors of anterior 2/3 of tongue
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Central processes of geniculate ganglion terminate in
``` Spinal trigeminal nuclei Solitary nuclei (taste) ```
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Entrance of fascial nerve into fascial canal from cranial cavity
Internal auditory meatus
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Sylamastoid foramen is exit point of
Somatomotor and somatosensory fibers of the fascial nerve
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Fascial nerve motor branches
``` Temporal Zygomatic Buccal Mandibular Cervial Ten Zebras Bit My Cupcake ```
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What are geniculate ganglion fibers renamed at exit of fascial to reenter middle cranial fossa
Greater petrosal nerve
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Greater petrosal nerve runs through ____ to become _______
Foramen lacerum | Nerve of the petrygoid canal
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Preganglionic para fibers of fascial nerve run from _____ to ________
Superior salivary nucelus to pterygopalatine ganglion
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Postganglionic fibers of parasymp of fasical hitch a ride on
CNV2 (maxillary division) to innervate musocsa of nasal and oral mucosa glands
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Symp fibers near fascial join _______ and follow parasym fibers
Nerve of the pterygoid canal
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Lacrimal postganglionic branches
Join with zygomatic and follow it into orbit...joint with lacrimal nerve and follow to lacrimal gladn
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How does chorda tympani exit the fascial canal?
THrough petrotympanic fissure into the infratemporal fossa
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Chorda tympani innervates ____ and is from cranial nerve _____
Parasympathetic Submandibular gland Sublingual gland 7
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Once in the infratemporal fossa, chorda tympani hitch a ride on
Lingual nerve until it approaches submandibular ganglion
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Chorda tympani nerve joins _____ nerve to innervate sublingual gland
Lingual nerve
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Central processes of taste innervate
Nucleus solitarius of the brainstem
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Peripheral procceses of taste path
Follow lingual and follow chordae tympani to reach geniculate ganglion
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Parasympathetic path of fascial nerve
Pre-para from superior salivary nucleus to submandibular and sublingual ganglion via chorda tympani
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Taste - fascial nerve
Follow chorda tympani back to solitary nucleus
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CN 8
Vestibulocochlear nerve
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Auditory system of CN8 cell bodies and where central processes end
Spiral ganglion | Terminate in cochlear nuclei
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Vestibular system of CN8 cell bodies and where central processes end
Vestibular nuclei
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Central processes of CN 8 pass through
Internal auditory meatus
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___ nerves pass through internal auditory meatus
Vestibulocochlear and facial nerve
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Jugular foramen contains
Internal jug vein CN 9 CN 10 CN 11
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CN 9
Glossopharyngeal nerve - mostly sensory
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Sensory of glosso pharyngeal
Pharynx mucosa Posterior 1/3 of tongue Middle ear, auditory tubem inside of tympanic membrane Barrow receptors and chemoreceptors of carotid arteries
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Pharynx mucosa sensory of glossopharyngeal goes to
nucleus solitarius
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Posterior 1/3 of tongue glossopharyngeal path
Somatosensory to spinal trigeminal | Taste to nucleus solitarius
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MIddle ear, tc of glossopharyngeal go to
Nucleus solitarius
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Barrow and chemo receptors of glossopharyngeal go to
Nucleus solitarius
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Motor of glossopharyngeal innervates
Stylopharyngeus muscle
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Pre-Parasympathetic of glossopharyngeal originate in _____ and innervate ______
Inferior salivary nucleus | Otic via the lesser petrosal nerve
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Post-para of glossopharyngeal innervates
Parotid glands
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Cell bodies vagus that innervate skeletal muscles
Nucleus ambigus
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Cell bodies of vagus responsible for smmooth muscle
Dorsal motor nuclei of vagus
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Sensory of vagus nerve
Superior or inferior ganglion of vagus nerve
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Superior ganglion of vagus innervate and terminate in
External auditory meatus and external tymp membrane | Terminates in Spinal trigeminal nucleus
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INferior gang of vagus innervates and terminates in
Sensory from more caudal regions/larynx | Terminates in nucleus solitarius
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CN 11
Accessory nerve
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How does CN11 enter cranial caivty
Foramen magnum
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How does CN11 exit cranial cavity
Jugular foramen
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CN 11 innervates
Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
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CN 12
Hypoglossal nerve
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Cell bodies of CN 12
Hypoglossal nucleus
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CN 12 exits cranial cavity through ___ and loops around _____ artery
Hypoglossal canal | Occipital artery
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CN 12 innervates
Intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles

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