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7 Cards in this Set
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CN 2
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Optic nerve-
Transmits visual information from retina to brain |
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CN 3
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Oculomotor nerve-
Innervates dorsal, ventral and medial rectus muscles, the inferior oblique & levator palpebrae muscle Carries parasympathetic fibres to iris constrictor muscle (pupil constriction) & ciliary muscle |
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CN 4
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Trochlear nerve-
Innervates dorsal oblique muscle (eye moves ventral and medial) |
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CN 5
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Ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve-
Transmits pain & pressure from cornea & lids Terminal fibres of parasympathetic innervation to lacrimal gland run with this nerve |
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CN 6
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Abducens nerve-
Motor to lateral rectus & retractor bulbi muscles (pulls eye back) Also provides sympathetic innervation to 3rd eyelid in cat |
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CN 7
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Facial nerve-
Motor to obicularis oculi muscle Also parasympathetic innervation of lacrimal gland |
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CN 8
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Vestibular nerve-
Intimately involved with ocular motility & position including nystagmus (involuntary rhythmic globre oscillation) |