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Cranial Nerves Overview (IN PROGRESS)
Cole 6/13/11 lecture 2 hrs
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
06/06/2011

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Term
peripheral (along with spinal nerves)
Definition
cranial nerves are part of which nervous system?
Term
no, but sympathetics can travel with the cranial nerves
Definition
do cranial nerve carry sympathetics?
Term
1)somatic sensory
2)somatic motor info
3)special sensory info
4)parasympathetics
5)visceral afferents
Definition
what information is caried by cranial nerves?
Term
24 (12 pairs)
Definition
how many cranial nerves are there?
Term
tissues of the head and neck + structures in the abdomen, thorax and back
Definition
what do cranial nerves supply?
Term
somatic sensory
somatic motor info
Definition
what information do spinal nerves carry?
Term
1) vision
2) smell
3) hearing
4) balance and equilibrium
5) taste
Definition
what are the special senses?
Term
smooth muscle, glands, cardiac muscle
Definition
what are the targets of parasympathetics?
Term
upper motor neurons
Definition
nerves contained wholly in the CNS
Term
the UMN is in the brain and spinal cord, the LMN is contained in the spinal nerve
Definition
for muscles innervated by spinal nerves, where is the UMN? the LMN?
Term
UMN is in the brain LMN is contained in the cranial N.
Definition
for muscle innervated by cranial nerves, where is the UMN, the LMN?
Term
UMN is in the brain
LMN is contained in the cranial N.
Definition
for muscle innervated by cranial nerves, where is the UMN, the LMN?
Term
in both cases the UMN crosses the midline
Definition
compare the UMN of cranial and spinal nerves, which crosses the midline? which travels on the same side?
Term
2 (UMN And LMN)
Definition
how many neurons are in somatic motor pathways?
Term
1) somatic sensory
2) parasympathetics (*new)
3) special sensory
Definition
list the 3 types of ganglia cranial nerves can have
Term
DRG (dorsal root ganglia)
Definition
what are somatic sensory ganglia similar to in function?
Term
I olfactory
II optic
III occulomotor
IV trochlear
V trigeminal
VI abducens
VI Facial
VIII vestibulocochlear
IX glossopharyngeal
X vagus
XI Accessory
XII hypoglossal
Definition
name and number the 12 cranial nerves
Term
2,3,4,5,6
Definition
which cranial nerves are found in the orbit?
Term
glossopharyngeal, vagus
Definition
which 2 cranial nerve carry all types of innervation that cranial nerves can carry?
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