Anatomy - Nervous: Peripheral
This set focuses on cranial nerves and major plexi. It is taken from the Martini and Bartholomew book, bear with it please.
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1. Olfactory
2. Optic
3. Oculomotor
4. Trochlear
5. Trigeminal
6. Abducens
7. Facial
8. Vestibulocochlear
9. Glossopharyngeal
10. Vagus
11. Accessory
12. Hypoglossal
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The 12 Cranial Nerves
Memorizer:
Oh, Once One Takes The Anatomy Final, Very Good Vacations Are Heavenly.
1. Olfactory
2. Optic
3. Oculomotor
4. Trochlear
5. Trigeminal
6. Abducens
7. Facial
8. Vestibulocochlear
9. Glossopharyngeal
10. Vagus
11. Accessory
12. Hypoglossal
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The 12 Cranial Nerves
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- ganglion
- cluster of cell masses
- peripheral nerve
- long bundle of axons wrapped in connective tissue
- cranial nerve
- peripheral nerve that connects to the brain
- 12
- # of pairs of cranial nerves
- olfactory nerve
- the first cranial nerve
- olfactory nerve
- cranial nerve that deals with smell
- olfactory nerve
- the only cranial nerve that attaches to the cerebrum
- optic nerve
- cranial nerve that deals with eyesight
- optic chiasm
- intersection of the optic nerves
- oculomotor nerve
- cranial nerve that articulates eye muscles: superior, medial and inferior rectus and inferior oblique
- trochlear nerve
- smallest cranial nerve
- trochlear nerve
- cranial nerve that articulates the superior oblique muscles of the eye
- trochlea
- ligamentous sling for the superior oblique muscle
- 6
- how many muscles in an eye?
- trigeminal nerve
- largest cranial nerve
- opthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
- cranial nerve that provides sensory information from the eye orbit, nasal cavity and forehead skin
- maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
- cranial nerve that provides sensory information from lower eyelid to upper cheek
- mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
- cranial nerve that provides sensory information from temples, gums, teeth and front of tongue
- mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
- cranial nerve that controls chewing muscles
- abducens nerve
- cranial nerve that innervates the lateral rectus muscle
- facial nerve
- cranial nerve that controls face expressions
- facial nerve
- cranial nerve that provides pressure sensations from the face and taste from the back of the tongue
- vestibulocochlear nerve
- cranial nerve that is responsible for the ear
- vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve
- cranial nerve that gets the balance and motion sensations
- cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve
- cranial nerve that gets the hearing
- glossopharyngeal nerve
- cranial nerve that gets taste from the back of the tongue and controls swallowing
- vagus nerve
- cranial nerve that gets taste from the throat and the digestive tract
- accessory nerve
- cranial nerve that articulates neck and back
- accessory nerve
- cranial nerve that has some of its motor fibers in vertebra
- hypoglossal nerve
- cranial nerve that controls the voluntary actions of the tongue
- 8
- # of cervical nerve pairs
- 1
- # of coccygeal nerve pairs
- 5
- # of sacral nerve pairs
- shingles
- virus causing a rash in the area of affected nerves
- nerve plexus
- compound nerve trunk from a bunch of nerves
- cervical plexus
- innervates the neck and diaphragm
- phrenic nerve
- innervates the diaphragm
- brachial plexus
- innervates the shoulder girdle and arms
- axillary nerve
- controls the deltoid and teres minor muscles and shoulder skin
- musculocutaneous nerve
- controls arm flexor muscles
- median nerve
- controls hand flexors
- radial nerve
- controls all arm and hand extensor muscles
- ulnar nerve
- controls the fingers
- lumbosacral plexus
- controls pelvic girdle and lower limb
- obturator nerve
- controls adductors of hips
- femoral nerve
- controls extensors of knee
- gluteal nerve
- controls extensors of hip
- sciatic nerve
- controls knee and ankle flexors and all toes
- saphenous nerve
- controls only a portion of the leg skin
- monosynaptic reflex
- reflex with 2 nerves present
- patellar reflex, knee jerk
- reflex triggered by the knee tap
- polysynaptic reflex
- complicated reflex with a bunch of nerves involved
- reciprocal inhibition
- stimulating one neuron over another that controls this muscle's antagonist
- Babinski reflex
- presence of a ticklish sensation from stroking the sole
- plantar reflex
- no tickling from sole stroking
- posterior column pathway
- sends very fine pain, pressure and other senses
- spinothalamic pathway
- sends general pain and other sensations
- spinocerebellar pathway
- delivers muscle position info
- pyramidal system
- conscious muscle control
- extrapyramidal system
- subconscious muscle control
- cerebral palsy
- disease inhibiting voluntary muscle action caused by birth defects
- Huntington's disease
- disease in which neurons degenerate impairing all muscle and intellectual activity