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WVSOM -- Introduction to Cranial Nerves

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Cranial Nerve I   Olfactory Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve II   Optic Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve III   Oculomotor Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve IV   Trochlear Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve V   Trigeminal Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve VI   Abducens Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve VII   Facial Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve VIII   Auditory-vestibular Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve IX   Glossopharyngeal nerve  
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Cranial Nerve X   Vagus Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve XI   Accessory Nerve  
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Cranial Nerve XII   Hypoglossal Nerve  
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What is the function of general somatic nerves?   sensations from the skin, mucous membranes  
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Which cranial nerves are general somatic nerves?   V, VII, IX and X  
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What is the function of general visceral nerves?   sensations from the viscera  
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Which cranial nerves are general Visceral nerves?   IX and X  
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What are the two kinds of sensory fibers?   general somatic and general visceral  
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What are special sensory fibers?   have unique sensations  
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What are the special sensory nerves and their function?   II and VIII for vision and hearing/equilibrium  
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What are the special visceral nerves and their function?   I,VII, IX and X which are responsible for olfaction and taste.  
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What is Cranial nerve I?   Olfactory  
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What is Cranial Nerve II?   Optic  
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What is cranial nerve III?   occulomotor  
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What is cranial nerve IV?   Trochlear  
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What is cranial nerve V?   trigiminal  
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What is cranial nerve VI?   Abducens  
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What is cranial nerve VII?   facial  
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What is cranial nerve VIII?   vestibulocochlear  
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What is cranial nerve IX?   Glossopharyngeal  
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What is cranial nerve X?   vagal  
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What is cranial nerve XI?   Spinal Accessory  
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What is cranial nerve XII?   hypoglossal  
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What are the fiber types and function of the Olfactory nerve?   special sensory and olfaction  
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What are the fiber types and function of the optic nerves?   special sensory and vision  
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What are the fiber types of the oculomotor nerves and their main function?   eye moments, constriction of pupil  
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What is the fiber types of the trigeminal nerve and its main function?   mixed. Muscles of mastication and facial sensation.  
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What are the fiber types of the abducens and its main function?   motor and eye movements  
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What are the fiber types of the facial nerves and their main functions?   mixed. Muscles of facial expression, taste, salivation and lacrimation  
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What are the fiber types of the vestibulocochlear and its main function?   hearing and equilibrium  
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What are the fiber types of the glossopharyngeal nerve and its main function?   pharyngeal muscles, salvation and taste  
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What are the fiber types of the vagus nerve and its main function?   major nerve for parasympathetics, laryngeal muscles and taste  
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What is the fiber type for the spinal accessory nerve and its main function?   motor. Controls trapezius and Sternocleidomastoid  
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What is the fiber type for the hypoglossal and the main function?   motor, innervations of tongue muscles  
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Which cranial nerves are purely sensory?   I, II & VIII  
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Which cranial nerves are purely motor?   III, IV, VI, XI & XII  
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What are the 3 divisions of the Trigeminal Nerve?   V1 – Opthalmic, V2 – Maxillary, V3 – Mandibular  
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What nerves run thru the cribriform plate?   CN I  
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What nerve/s run thru the Optic Canal?   CNII  
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What nerves run thru the Superior Orbital Fissure?   CN III,IV,V1 & VI  
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What nerves run thru the foramen rotundum?   CN V2  
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What nerves run thru the foramen ovale?   CN V3  
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What nerves run thru the internal acoustic meatus?   CN VII & VIII  
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What nerves run thru the jugular foramen?   CN IX, X and XI  
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What nerves run thru the hypoglossal Canal?   CN XII  
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What nerves run thru the Foramen Magnum?   CN XI (spinal portion  
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Where are the cell bodies for the olfactory nerve located?   olfactory mucosa in the roof of the nasal cavity  
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How do olfactory nerves enter the skull?   cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone  
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What kind of injury can cause loss of smell?   fractures of the cranial bone  
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Where are cell bodies for the optic nerve located?   Retina  
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What is the optic nerve an extension of?   develops as an extention of the diencephalon  
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What surrounds the optic nerve?   meninges  
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What does the optic nerve pass thru to enter the middle cranial fossa?   optic canal  
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How do you test cranial nerve I?   small  
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What do you test for cranial nerve 2 disfunction?   vision  
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How do you test cranial nerves 3,4 and 6?   test eye movement  
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How do you test cranial nerve 5?   loss of sensation to the face  
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How do you test cranial nerve 7?   paralysis of facial muscles  
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How do you test CN 8?   hearing loss  
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How do you test CN 9?   loss of sensory limb of the gag reflex  
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How do you test CN 10?   uvula points to normal side  
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How do you test CN 11?   dropping of shoulder  
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How do you test CN 12?   tongue points to the side of lesion  
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