Cranial Nerves
CN that transmits smell to the brain
What is CN I: Olfactory?
The Facial Nerve has afferent, efferent or both fibers
What is both?
The two main divisions of the nervous system
What are the CNS and the PNS
Innervates maxilla, overlying skin, maxillary sinuses, nasal cavity, palate and nasopharynx
What is the Maxillary Division?
Largest of all three divisions, with afferent and efferent branches
What is the Mandibular division (V3)
Other words for efferent and afferent
What are sensory (A) and motor (E)?
Name 3 muscles innervated by the facial nerve
What is Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular and Cervical?
Bundles of axons
What are nerves?
What is the Middle Superior Alveolar nerve?
Innervates the chin, lower lip and labial mucosa
What is the mental nerve?
what are CN III, IV, and VI?
Name the symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia
What is short, excruciating pain during speech, chewing or touch?
Signals from neurons lead to the release of these
What are neurotransmitters?
Enters through the Greater Palatine Foramen
Gives general sensation to the tongue
What is the lingual nerve?
The four CNs that carry parasympathetic fibers
what are CNS 3, 7, 9, 10
extra points if you can name them!
Name the 3 divisions of the Trigeminal Nerve
What is Ophthalmic (V1), Maxillary (V2), and Mandibular (V3)?
Division otherwise known as 'rest and digest'
What is the parasympathetic division of the autonomic NS?
Innervates the anterior hard palate, anterior lingual gingiva and nasal septal tissues
What is the Nasopalatine nerve?
innervates different portions of the dura mater
What is the meningeal nerve?