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7-9 cranial nn.

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What nerve fibers of the PNS carry impulses towards the CNS?   Affferent (sensory)  
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What nerve fibers of the PNS carry impulses from the CNS to the muscles?   Efferent (motor)  
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What are the two divisions of the ANS?   Sympathetic and parasympathetic  
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Are cranial nerves part of the PNS or ANS?   PNS  
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What does the somatic nervous system deal with?   Body, skeletal muscles, sensations, etc  
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What does the autonomic nervous system deal with?   Organs (viscera), INVOLUNTARY  
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Cranial nerve components- motor   Fibers to: voluntary skeletal muscle, involuntary cardiac/smooth muscles or glands, voluntary skeletal muscles during development  
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Cranial nerve components- sensory   General sensation, sensations from the viscera, unique/special sensations  
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How are the cranial nerves named?   Anterior to posterior; 1-12  
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What does the pituitary gland sit on?   Hypophysial plate  
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What are the names of the cranial fossas?   Anterior, middle, posterior  
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What does the abducens nerve sit on?   Clivus  
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Olfactory nerve   CN I; sensory; cribiform plate of ethmoid; smell and taste  
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Optic nerve   CN II; sensory; optic canal of sphenoid; vision  
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Where is the optic chiasm located?   Superior to pituitary gland  
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Oculomotor nerve   CN III; motor; superior orbital fissure of sphenoid; motor to majority of eye muscles  
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Trochlear nerve   CN IV; motor; superior orbital fissure of sphenoid; motor to superior oblique muscle  
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What nerve comes off the opposite side of the brain stem?   Trochlear nerve  
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Trigeminal nerve   CN V; motor and sensory; superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale; motor to the muscles of mastication and sensation to face  
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What nerve do dentists usually block?   Trigeminal nerve  
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What are clinical correlates for trigeminal nerve?   Tic douloureux, loss of corneal reflex, dental anesthesia  
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Abducens nerve   CN VI; motor; superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid; motor to lateral rectus muscle, abduction of eye  
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Facial nerve   CN VII; motor and sensory; internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen; motor to the muscles of facial expression and branchial motor, parasympathetic innervation to a few salivary glands; sensation, taste from the anterior 2/3 of tongue  
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What nerve is responsible for taste for the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?   Chorda tympani nerve  
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Vestibulocochlear nerve   CN VIII; sensory; internal acoustic meatus; balance and hearing  
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Clinical correlates of vestibulocochlear nerve   Vertigo, deafness, conductive & sensorineural  
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Glossopharyngeal nerve   CN IX; Motor and sensory (throat); jugular foramen; motor to stylopharyngeus muscle, innervation carotid sinus and body and parotid gland; sensation of the pharynx, sensation of taste from the posterior 1/3 of tongue; GAG reflex  
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Vagus nerve   CN X; Motor and sensory (pharynx and rest of body); jugular foramen; sensation of the pharnyx, taste near epiglottis, vocal cords; parasympathetic innervation and sensation of/from organs, branchial motor to the palate/pharynx  
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Clinical correlates of vagus nerve   Dysphonia, dysphagia, aphonia, respiratory stridor  
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If a patient can't shrug their shoulders and swallow, what nerves are damaged?   CN IX-XI, jugular foramen  
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Spinal accessory nerve   CN XI; Motor (neck); jugular foramen and foramen magnum; motor to the SCM and trap  
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Hypoglossal nerve   CN XII; motor (tongue); hypoglossal canal; motor to the muscles of the tongue  
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Clinical correlates of hypoglossal nerve   Ipsilateral tongue paralysis and atrophy  
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