Cranial Nerves
This nerve is assessed by using coffee or Vicks to test sense of smell
Olfactory Nerve
CNS stands for what?
Central Nervous System
PNS stands for what?
Peripheral Nervous System
These two types of cells make up the nervous system.
Neurons and Glial cells
In order to test this nerve, you would ask your patient to look to the R and L.
Abducens Nerve
To test this nerve, a patient sticks their tongue out.
What cells make myelin sheaths in the CNS?
Oligodendrocytes
What cells make myelin sheaths in the PNS?
Schwann cells
These are the connections between nerve cells.
Synapses
In addition to swallowing, this nerve provides taste for the posterior 1/3 of the tongue.
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
To assess this nerve's function, a patient would be asked to shrug and resist scapular depression.
Accessory Nerve
Long, insulated processes that transmit most outputs from the neuron.
Axons
Shorter processes that receive most inputs to the cell.
Dendrites
In the brain and spinal cord, where do the axons live?
White matter
In addition to contributing to swallowing, this nerve provides the "rest and digest" inputs to the lungs, heart, and gut.
Vagus Nerve
To assess this nerve, you would ask your patient to look down at the tip of their nose.
Trochlear Nerve
In the brain and spinal cord, where do the cell bodies live?
Gray matter
This part of a neuron houses the nucleus and mitochondria.
Cell body
The chemical molecules synapses use to communicate are called this:
Neurotransmitters
How do you test a patient's Vestibulocochlear Nerve function?
Assessing balance and hearing abilities
In order to test the Oculomotor Nerve, what two things do you need to assess in your patient?
Pupil dilation/constriction and Accommodation/Convergence
The three layers of meninges are the:
Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, Pia mater
How many pairs of cranial nerves and spinal nerves make up the peripheral nervous system?
12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves
Name the bones of that make up the cranial portion of the skull
Occipital, Temporal, Parietal, Frontal, Sphenoid, Ethmoid
What test items would a clinician perform to test the function of the Facial Nerve?
Raise eyebrows
Puff out cheeks
Smile symmetrically
Resist someone trying to gently open your eyes
Assess taste in the front 2/3 of tongue