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Cranial nerves and special senses
Chapters 15 and 17
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
12/04/2011

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Term
First Cranial Nerve
Definition

Olfactory

Type: Sensory

Hole for exit: Olfactory foramina of ethmoid bone

f(x): Olfaction

Term
2nd cranial nerve
Definition

Optic

Type: Sensory

Hole for exit: optic canal

f(x): vision

Term
3rd cranial nerve
Definition

Oculomotor

Type: Motor

Hole for exit: Superior Orbital Fissure

f(x): move eyes, adjust pupils, focus lens

Term
4th cranial nerve
Definition

Trochlear

Type: Motor

Hole for exit: Superior orbital fissure

f(x): Move Eyes

Term
5th cranial nerve
Definition

Trigeminal

 opthalmic- sensory; superior orbital fissure

maxillary- sensory; foramen rotundum; senses head and motor for mastication

mandibular- sensory; foramen ovale

 

Term
6th cranial nerve
Definition

Abducens

Type: motor

Hole for exit: superior orbital fissure

f(x): Move eyes

Term
7th cranial nerve
Definition

Facial

Type: both

Hole for exit: internal acoustic meatus

f(x): gustation, motor for facial expression

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