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Unit 4 BMS 307
Head and Neck
| Cranial Nerve | Function | Origin | Destination | foramen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN I (Olfactory) | Special sensory (smell = olfaction) | olfactory epithelium (inside superior nasal cavity) | olfactory bulbs (olfactory tracts then transfer info to the rest of the brain) | |
| CN II (Optic) | special sensory (vision) | retina | diencephalon, then to occipital lobe | optic canal |
| CN III (Oculomotor) | Controls extra-ocular eye muscles, parasympathetic innervation. Somatic Motor function: eye + eyelid movement Visceral Motor: pupil constriction, lens convexity | mesencephalon (midbrain) | extra-ocular eye muscles (all except 2: ciliary body & pupillary muscles) | superior orbital fissure |
| CN IV (Trochlear) | Controls one extra-ocular eye muscle Somatic motor function: eye movement (superior oblique muscle) | mesencephalon | Superior oblique muscle | superior orbital fissure |
| CN V (Trigeminal) | Mixed (general sensory and somatic motor) 3 parts: Ophthalmic (V1), Maxillary (V2), & Mandibular (V3) | Sensory parts: Skin of the face Somatic Motor part (V3 only): Pons | Ophthalmic, Maxillary, and sensory part of Mandibular: Pons Motor part of Mandibular: Jaw muscles- mastication (chewing) | Opthalmic (V!): superior orbital fissure Maxillary (V2): foramen rotundum Mandibular (V3): foramen ovale |
| CN VI (Abducens) | controls one extra-ocular muscle Somatic motor function: eye movement (eye abduction) Lateral Rectus muscle | pons | lateral rectus eye muscle | superior orbital fissure |
| CN VII (Facial) | Mixed (sensory & motor) Special sensory: taste Somatic motor: controls muscles for facial expression Visceral Motor: Parasympathetic for eye, nose and mouth secretion | Somatoc Sensory | ||
| CN VIII | ||||
| CN IX | ||||
| CN X |