Cranial Nerves

Front 1

pupillary constriction via EW nucleus

Back 1

III

Front 2

accommodation

Back 2

III

Front 3

eyelid opening (levator palpebrae)

Back 3

III

Front 4

superior oblique

Back 4

IV

Front 5

lateral rectus

Back 5

VI

Front 6

mastication

Back 6

V

Front 7

taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue

Back 7

VII

Front 8

lacrimation

Back 8

VII

Front 9

submandibular and sublingual glands

Back 9

VII

Front 10

eyelid closing (orbicularis oculi)

Back 10

VII

Front 11

stapedius muscle in ear

Back 11

VII

Front 12

taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue

Back 12

IX

Front 13

swallowing

Back 13

IX

Front 14

parotid gland

Back 14

IX

Front 15

carotid body chemoreceptor
corotid sinus baroreceptors

Back 15

IX

Front 16

aortic arch body chemoreceptor
aortic arch sinus baroreceptors

Back 16

X

Front 17

stylopharyngeus (elevates pharynx, larynx)

Back 17

IX

Front 18

palate elevation

Back 18

X

Front 19

uvula

Back 19

X

Front 20

taste form epiglottic region

Back 20

X

Front 21

coughing

Back 21

X

Front 22

talking

Back 22

X

Front 23

lateral cranial nerve nuclei do?

Back 23

SENSORY - derived from ALAR plate

Front 24

medial cranial nerve nuclei do?

Back 24

MOTOR - derived from BASAL plate

Front 25

corneal reflex

Back 25

afferent: V1
efferent: VII (temporal branch)

Front 26

lacrimation reflex

Back 26

afferent: V1
efferent: VII

Front 27

jaw jerk reflex

Back 27

afferent: V3
efferent: V3 (masseter)

Front 28

pupillary reflex

Back 28

afferent: II
efferent: III

Front 29

gag reflex

Back 29

afferent: IX
efferent: IX, X

Front 30

relays visceral Sensory information
CNs VII, IX, X

Back 30

nucleus Solitarius

Front 31

Relays motor to pharynx, larynx, upper esophagus
CNs IX, X, XI

Back 31

nucleus ambiguus

Front 32

Relays parasympathetic innervaiton to heart, lungs, GI

Back 32

dorsal motor nucleus

Front 33

Contents of:
cribriform plate

Back 33

CN I

Front 34

Contents of:
optic canal

Back 34

CN II
ophthalmic artery
central retinal vein

Front 35

Contents of:
superior orbital fissure

Back 35

CN III
CN IV
CN V1
CN VI
ophthalmic vein
sympathetic fibers

Front 36

Contents of:
foramen rotundum

Back 36

CN V2

Front 37

Contents of:
foramen ovale

Back 37

CN V3

Front 38

Contents of:
foramen spinosum

Back 38

middle meningeal artery

Front 39

Which cranial nerves pass through the sphenoid bone (middle cranial fossa)?

Back 39

II-VI

Front 40

Which cranial nerves pass through the temporal or occipital bones (posterior cranial fossa)?

Back 40

VII-XII

Front 41

Contents of:
internal auditory meatus

Back 41

CN VII
CN VIII

Front 42

Contents of:
jugular foramen

Back 42

CN IX
CN X
CN XI
jugular vein

Front 43

Contents of:
hypoglossal canal

Back 43

CN XII

Front 44

Contents of:
foramen magnum

Back 44

spinal roots of CN XI
brain stem
vertebral arteries

Front 45

ophthalmoplegia
ophthalmic sensory loss
maxillary sensory loss

Back 45

cavernous sinus syndrome:
compression/mass effect on III, IV, V1, V2, VI

Front 46

With what diseases is Bell's palsy associated?

Back 46

- AIDS
- Lyme
- Herpes
- Sarcoidosis
- Tumors
- Diabetes
- Idiopathic

Front 47

What sound tests palate elevation?

Back 47

Kuh-Kuh-Kuh

Front 48

What sound tests facial nerve?

Back 48

Mi-mi-mi

Front 49

What muscles close jaw?

Back 49

Masseter
teMporalis
Medial pterygoid

Front 50

What muscle opens jaw?

Back 50

lateral pterygoid

Front 51

What CN innervates the palatoglossus?
What CN innervates all other "glossus" muscles?

Back 51

CN X - PALAToglossus

CN XII - all others

Front 52

What CN innervates the tensor veli palatini?

What CN innervates all other "palato" muscles?

Back 52

CN V3 - tensor veli palatini

CN X - all others