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1
Q

Where are cranial nerves visible?

A

Ventral aspect of brain

2
Q

What are the cranial nerves?

A
I. Olfactory
II. Optic
III. Oculomotor
IV. Trochlear
V. Trigeminal
VI. Abducens
VII. Facial
VIII. Vestibulocochlear
IX. Glossophaygeal
X. Vagus
XI. Accessory
XII. Hypoglossal
3
Q

What nerves are sensory?

A

CN I
CN II
VIII

4
Q

What neves are motor?

A
CN III
CN IV
CN VI
CN XI
CN XII
5
Q

What nerves are motor and sensory?

A

CN V
CN VII
CN IX
CN X

6
Q

Where does CN I exit cranial cavity?

A

Cribriform plate of ethmoid

7
Q

Where does CN II exit cranial cavity?

A

Optic canal

8
Q

Where does CN III exit cranial cavity?

A

Superior orbital fissure

9
Q

Where does CN IV exit cranial cavity?

A

Superior orbital fissure

10
Q

Where does CN VI exit cranial cavity?

A

Superior orbital fissure

11
Q

Where does CN V exit cranial cavity?

A

Foramen rotundum, Foramen Ovale, Superior orbital fissure

12
Q

Where does CN VII exit cranial cavity?

A

Internal acoustic meatus

13
Q

Where does CN VIII exit cranial cavity?

A

Internal acoustic meatus

14
Q

Where does CN IX exit cranial cavity?

A

Jugular Foramen

15
Q

Where does CN X exit cranial cavity?

A

Jugular Foramen

16
Q

Where does CN XI exit cranial cavity?

A

Jugular Foramen

17
Q

Where does CN XII exit cranial cavity?

A

Hypoglassal canal

18
Q

What nerves are somatic?

A

CN III
CN IV
CN VI
CN XII

19
Q

What nerves are parasympathetic?

A

CN III
CN VII
CN IX
CN X

20
Q

What nerves are branchiomotor?

A
CN V
CN VII
CN IX
CN X
CN XI
21
Q

Where do you find somatic motor?

A

Skeletal muscle somites

22
Q

Where do you find visceral motor (parasympathetic)?

A

Glands/smooth muscle

23
Q

Where do you find Brachiomotor?

A

Jaw, face, pharynx, larynx, head/shoulders

24
Q

What is the only site in the CNS where the cell bodies of the primary afferent neurons live inside the CNS?

A

Mesencephalic nucleus

25
Q

What are the three complex cranial nerves?

A

Facial, Glossopharyngeal and Vagus

26
Q

Function of facial nerve?

A

Motor (muscles of facial expression)

Parasympathetic innervation to pterygopalatine and submandibular ganglia

Taste (anterior 2/3rd of tongue)

27
Q

Function of glossopharyngeal nerve?

A

Tactile sense, pain and temperature sense from the posterior tongue

Taste (posterior 1/3rd of tongue)

Visceral sensation from carotid sinus and carotid body

28
Q

Function of vagus nerve?

A

Parasympathetic innervation to ganglia serving thoracic and abdominal viscera

Motor

Tactile sense, pain, temperature sense form the lower pharynx, larynx and oesophagus

Visceral afferents from aorta, lung and gut