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Exam II - Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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Which cranial nerve provides touch sensation to the medial canthus?

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Opthalmic

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Which cranial nerve innervates the tongue?

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Hypoglossal (motor), Mandibular (sensory), Glossopharyngeal (sensory), & Facial (sensory; taste)

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Which cranial nerve innervates the upper right canine tooth?

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Right Maxillary

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Olfactory Nerve passes through ____________.

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Cribriform plate

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Optic Nerve passes through ____________.

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Optic canal

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Oculomotor Nerve passes through ____________.

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Orbital fissure

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Trochlear Nerve passes through ____________.

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Orbital fissure

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Opthalmic branch of Trigeminal Nerve passes through ____________.

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Orbital fissure

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Maxillary branch of Trigeminal Nerve passes through ____________.

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round foramen and rostral alar foramen

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Mandibular branch of Trigeminal Nerve passes through ____________.

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oval foramen

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Abducens Nerve passes through ____________.

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Orbital fissure

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Facial Nerve passes through ____________.

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Stylomastoid foramen (motor fibers) and internal acoustic meatus

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Vestibulocochlear Nerve passes through ____________.

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Internal acoustic meatus

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve passes through ____________.

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Jugular foramen and tympanooccipital fissure

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Vagus Nerve passes through ____________.

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Jugular foramen and tympanooccipital fissure

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Spinal Accessory Nerve passes through ____________.

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Jugular foramen and tympanooccipital fissure

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Hypoglossal Nerve passes through ____________.

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Hypoglossal canal

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Olfactory nerve: sensory or motor?

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Sensory (smell) from olfactory epithelium

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Optic nerve: sensory or motor?

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Sensory (vision) from retina

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Oculomotor nerve: sensory or motor?

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Motor to D, M, & V rectus mm., ventral oblique and levator palpebrae superioris m. Parasympathetic to ciliary ganglion (iris sphincter m.)

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Trochlear nerve: sensory or motor?

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Motor to dorsal oblique m.

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Opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve: sensory or motor?

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Sensory from globe, periorbita, nasal mucosa, medial aspect of palpebrae

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Maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve: sensory or motor?

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Sensory from upper lip, nasal mucosa, lateral aspect of palpebrae

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Mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve: sensory or motor?

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Both. SENSORY from lower jaw, tongue (taste and touch from rostral 2/3) and auriculotemporal area and MOTOR to muscles of mastication

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Abducens nerve: sensory or motor?
Motor to retractor bulbi m. and lateral rectus m.
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Facial nerve: sensory or motor?
Both. MOTOR to muscles of facial expression and SENSORY (taste) from the rostral 2/3 of the tongue Parasympathetic to salivary and lacrimal glands
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Vestibulocochlear nerve: sensory or motor?
Sensory for hearing and balance
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Glossopharyngeal nerve: sensory or motor?
Both. SENSORY from the tongue (taste to caudal 1/3) and pharyngeal mucosa (touch) and MOTOR to the pharynx Parasympathetic to parotid and mucosal glands
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Vagus nerve: sensory or motor?
Both. Some MOTOR to larynx, pharynx, and esophagus. SENSORY to ear canal and epiglottis. PARASYMPATHETIC to heart, lungs, and abdomen.
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Spinal Accessory nerve: sensory or motor?
MOTOR to trapezius, omotransversarius, sternocephalicus, and cleidocephalicus. Also motor to larynx via recurrent laryngeal n.
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Hypoglossal nerve: sensory or motor?
MOTOR to extrinsic and intrinsic mm of the tongue
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for the pupillary constriction reflex?
CN III: Occulomotor nerve. The PNS to iris sphincter muscles are responsible for the reflex
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Which nerve runs with the lingual artery?
Hypoglossal n.
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Which nerve comes down the neck and terminates on the trapezius muscle?
CN XI: Spinal Accessory nerve
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Which cranial nerves have parasympathetic fibers?
CN III: Occulomotor CN VII: Facial CN IX: Glossopharyngeal CN X: Vagus
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Which cranial nerve provides motor innervation to the dorsal oblique m?
Trochlear n.
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Which cranial nerve provides sensory innervation for hearing and balance?
Vestibulocochlear n.
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Which cranial nerve provides motor innervation to the pharynx?
Glossopharyngeal n.
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Which cranial nerve provides motor innervation to the retractor bulbi m and lateral rectus m?
Abducens n.
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Which cranial nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the heart, lungs, and abdomen?
Vagus n.
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Which cranial nerve has sensory innervation from the upper lip, nasal mucosa, and lateral aspect of palpebrae?
Maxillary branch of Trigeminal n.
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Which cranial nerve has sensory innervation from the globe, periorbita, nasal mucosa, and medial aspect of palpebrae?
Opthalmic branch of Trigeminal n.
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Which cranial nerve has sensory innervation from the lower jaw, tongue, and auriculotemporal area?
Mandibular branch of Trigeminal n.
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Which cranial nerve(s) demonstrate(s) both MOTOR and SENSORY innervation?
* Trigeminal n (**CN V**) * Facial n (**CN VII**) * Glossopharyngeal n (**CN IX**) * Vagus n (**CN X**)
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Name the cranial nerve(s) that pass(es) through the **jugular foramen** and **tympanooccipital fissure**
* Glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX) * Vagus n. (CN X) * Spinal Accessory n. (CN XI) (Cranial nerves 9, 10, & 11)
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Name the cranial nerve(s) that pass(es) through the **hypoglossal canal**
Hypoglossal n. (CN XII) | (hypoglossal n. is #2 in photo)
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Name the cranial nerve(s) that pass(es) through the **oval foramen**
Mandibular br. of Trigeminal n. (CN V)
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Name the cranial nerve(s) that pass(es) through the **optic canal**
Optic n. (CN II) | (Optic canal is #1 in photo)
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Name the cranial nerve that passes through the **round foramen** and **rostral alar foramen**
**Maxillary br. of Trigeminal n. (CN V)** & maxillary a. (rostral alar foramen is #3 in picture)
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Name the cranial nerve(s) that pass(es) through the **internal acoustic meatus**
* Facial n. (CN VII)\* * Vestibulocochlear n. (CN VIII) \*Facial n. also passes through stylomastoid foramen
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Which cranial nerve(s) demonstrate **_only_** **sensory** (not motor) innervation?
* Olfactory * Optic * Vestibulocochlear
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Which cranial nerve(s) demonstrate(s) **_only_** **motor** (not sensory) innervation?
* **_O_**culomotor * **_T_**rochlear * **_A_**bducens * **_S_**pinal Accessory * **_H_**ypoglossal ***_Motor_***ists **_O_**nly **_T_**ravel **_A_**round **_S_**cenic **_H_**ighways
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Which cranial nerve(s) demonstrate **_both_** **sensory** & **motor** innervation?
* **_T_**rigeminal * **_F_**acial * **_G_**lossopharyngeal * **_V_**agus ***_Both_*** **_T_**wins **_F_**inally **_G_**ambled in **_V_**egas
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All of the muscles of mastication are going to be innervated by which cranial nerve. Where does this nerve pass through?
Mandibular br. of Trigeminal n. (CN V) oval foramen
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Platysma m., Orbicularis oculi m., orbicularis oris m., levator nasolabialis m., and buccinator m. are all innervated by **which cranial nerve**?
Facial n. (CN VII)
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The cribriform foramina and the cribriform plate are associated with *which cranial nerve*?
CN1 - Olfactory n.
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The oculomotor n. (CN III) provides parasympathetic innervation to which muscle?
iris sphincter m. (pupillary constriction)
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The dorsal, ventral, and medial rectus mm. are innervated by which nerve?
Occulomotor n. (CN III)
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The ventral oblique m. is innervated by which nerve?
CN III - Occulomotor n.
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The levator palpebrae superioris m. is innervated by which nerve?
CN III - Occulomotor n.
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The dorsal oblique m. is innervated by which nerve?
CN IV - Trochlear n.
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What is the only branch of Trigeminal n (CN V) that has motor innervation?
Mandibular branch of Trigeminal n. has both sensory and motor
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The lateral rectus and retractor bulbi mm. are innervated by which nerve? Where does this nerve pass through?
**CN VI: Abducens** Passes through the **orbital fissure**
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The caudal belly of the digastricus m. is innervated by which nerve?
CN VII - Facial n.
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Which nerve provides innervation to the mandibular arcade?
Inferior alveolar n. (from the mandibular branch of Trigeminal n)
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Which nerve provides innervation to the maxillary arcade?
maxillary n.
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The **foramen lacerum **in the equine is the equivalent of which foramina in the dog? Why is this important?
foramen lacerum = oval foramen + jugular foramen \*\*For facial nerves, the nerves that go through the oval foramen in the dog, for instance, would go through the **foramen lacerum** in the horse.

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