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Cranial Nerve 1

I Olfactory Nerve

Cranial Nerve 2

II Optic Nerve

Cranial Nerve 3

III Oculomotor

What is the optic nerve?

Cranial Nerve 2, and it is purely sensory


Relays visual nerve impulses to occipital lobes

Cranial Nerve 4

IV Trochlear Nerve

Cranial Nerve 5

V Trigeminal

Cranial Nerve 6

VI Abducens

Cranial Nerve 7

VII Facial Nerve

Cranial Nerve 8

VIII Vestibulocochlear

Cranial Nerve 9

IX Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Cranial Nerve 10

X Vagus Nerve

Cranial Nerve 11

XI Accessory Nerve

Cranial Nerve 12

XII Hypoglossal

Features of Olfactory Nerve

Dendrites in mucosa over superior nasal conchae and nasal septum


Axons are chemoreceptors that connect to olfactory areas in cerebral cortex

Optic nerve is a...

Sensory nerve

Features of Optic Nerve

Conducts impulses from photoreceptors in retina to the occipital lobes

Optic nerve goes through

Optic foramen of sphenoid and forms the optic chiasm just above the pituitary gland

Nerve fibers in the Optic nerve

Medial half of each retina cross to the opposite, responsible for peripheral

Nerve fibers of lateral half

Remain on their sides

Meninges in Optic Nerve

They travel along the optic nerve which connects to the subarachnoid space



Under greater pressure leads to papilledema

How are papilledema observed

By funduscopic examination

Occulomotor is

A motor nerve that originates in the mesencephalon and passes to eye by superior orbital fissure

What does Occulomotor do

Extrinsic: moves the eye


Instrinsic: Constricts pupil, helps focus the lens

Pressure on the Occulomotor

Can lead to palsy on the same side of the injury

Trochlear nerve is

Both motor and sensory


Originates in Mesencephalon and passes through superior orbital fissure

Branches of Trigeminal nerve

Opthalmic - exits through superior orbital fissure


Maxillary - exits through Foramen Rotundum


Mandibular - exits through foramen ovale

Photic Sneeze Reflex

Close interatction between Optic nerve and Maxillary branch, leading to sneezing when exposed to light

Motor functions of the Trigeminal

Innervates Masseter, Temporalis, Medial/Lateral Pterygoids

Trochlear Nerve...

Controls downward and lateral movement

Bitemporal Hemianopia

Temporal or peripheral field of vision gone


Caused by pressure on optic chiasm

Hypophysectomy

Surgical removal of pituitary gland


Done to treat advanced breast and prostate cancer in past


Today for tumors in pituitary gland, these cause changes in vision

VI Abducens

Motor nerve, originates in pons, through superior orbital fissure


Moves eye laterally

VII Facial Nerve

Both sensory and motor


Origin in Pons

Motor function of Facial Nerve

Innervate facial Expression and stimulate salivary glands

Salivary glands that the Facial Nerve stimulates

Sublingual and submandibular

Sensory function of Facial Nerve

Impulses of taste from anterior 2/3 of the tongue and convey to gustatory areas

Which nerve feels sensation in the face?

Trigeminal V

VIII Vestibulocochlear Nerve

Purely Sensory


Vestibular Branch - Balance and Equilibrium, info to cerebellum


Cochlear Branch - Hearing, info to cerebral cortex and temporal lobe

IX Glossopharyngeal

Both Sense and Motor


Innervates poster 1/3 of tongue and muscle in throat

Motor fibers of Glossopharyngeal

Origin: medulla oblongata, through jugular foramen


Stimulate swallowing refelx adn secretion of saliva

Parotid Canal

Secretes saliva in the CN IX Glossopharyngeal

Sensory Fibers of CN IX

Chemoreceptors on back of tongue and sensors in carotid sinus


Enter cranium through jugular foramen


Go to Pons and taste area

X Vagus Nerve

Both sense and motor


Origin: medulla oblongata, through jugular foramen


Longest of cranial nerves and leaves the head and neck


Innervates visceral organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Motor of CN X

Innervates pharynx (throat) and larynx (voice box)


Damage can lead to difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, monotone, or mutism

Sensory of CN X

External Auditory canal and eardrum


Pharynx


Larynx


Heart


Lungs


Esophagus


Abdominal Organs

XI Accessory

Motor Nerve from medulla oblongata and spinal cord


Goes through foramen magnum, joins medulla oblongata, leaves through jugular

Roots of CN XI

Cranial Root - Pharynx (gulp)


Spinal Root - Innervates Trapezius and sternocleiodmastoids (shrug)

XII Hypoglossal

Motor from Medulla Oblongata, exits through a canal in the skull


Travels to mandible and inferior surface of tongue


Innervates tongue


Damage - difficulty in speech and swallowing

What type of nerve is Olfactory

Sensory