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Cranial Nerves
Anatomy 387 UWSP Cranial Nerves
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Undergraduate 4
12/12/2010

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Term
Olfactory Nerve
Definition
Originates: Olfactory receptor cells
Passes through: Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.
Muscles:
Term
Optic Nerve
Definition
Originates: Retina of the eye
Passes through: Optic canal of orbit
Muscles:
Term
Oculomotor Nerve
Definition
Originates: Ventral midbrain
Passes through: Superior Orbital fissure
Muscles: Levator Palpebrae Superioris, Sup. Med. and Inf. Rectus, Inferior Oblique
Term
Trochlear Nerve
Definition
Originates: Dorsal midbrain
Passes through: Superior Orbital fissure
Muscles: Superior Oblique
Term
Trigeminal Nerve
Definition
Originates: V1,V2,V3 all from face
Passes through: V1: Superior orbital fissure, supraorbital foramen
V2: Foramen rotundum, infraorbital foramen
V3: Foramen ovale, Mandibular foramen, Mental Foramen
Muscles: V3: Muscles of Mastication
Term
Abducens Nerve
Definition
Originates: Inferior Pons
Passes through: Superior orbital fissure
Muscles: Lateral Rectus
Term
Facial Nerve
Definition
Originates: Pons
Passes through: Internal acoustic meatus, Stylomastoid foramen
Muscles: Muscles of Expression
Term
Vestibulo-Cochlear (Stato-acoustic) Nerve
Definition
Originates: Vestibule and cochlea
Passes through:Internal acoustic meatus
Muscles:
Term
Glossopharyngeal
Definition
Originates: Medulla
Passes through: Jugular foramen
Muscles: Stylopharyngeus
Term
Vagus Nerve
Definition
Originates: Medulla
Passes through: Jugular Foramen
Muscles: All smooth muscle, Sup. Med. and Inf. Constrictors, and all Laryngeal muscles (except cricothyroid)
Term
Accessory Nerve
Definition
Originates: Spinal chord
Passes through: Foramen magnum, Jugular foramen
Muscles: Trapezius and Sternocliedomastoid
Term
Hypoglossal Nerve
Definition
Originates: Medulla
Passes through: Hypoglossal canal
Muscles: All intrinsic and extrinsic (Styloglossus, Hyoglossus, and Genioglossus)
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