In: Anatomy and Physiology
discussing each of the five senses, the cranial nerve(s) responsible for them as well as where the cranial nerves originate and terminate.
Sense organ | function | cranial nerve | origin of cranial nerve | termination of cranial nerve |
nose | sensory in action - helps in the odor molecules sensation through olfactory epithelium located at the back of the nasal cavity |
olfactory nerve cranial nerve I |
olfactory lobe | olfactory epithelium of nasal chamber |
eye | sensory in action - help in the vision with the help of the retina, rods, and cons based on the photon incident on it. |
optic nerve cranial nerve II |
superior colliculi of the midbrain and pretectal nucleus of the brain stem and also in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus | the retina of the eye - which seen on the back of the eyeball |
Skin, tongue, and eyes |
Trigeminal nerve cranial nerve V |
From the side medulla oblongata | ||
supplies lacrimal glands, conjunctiva of the eye, skin of forehead, eyelids, etc. |
a) Ophthalmic i) Lacrimal nerve ii) Frontal nerve iii) Nasociliary nerve |
lateral aspect of the radix motoria |
i) Lacrimal gland ii) dorsal margin of the orbit - skin, and conjunctiva of the upper eyelid, the nasal canthus, and the forehead iii) medial aspect of orbit and divide into the ethmoidal nerve to the ethmoidal foramen and infratrochlear nerve. Supplies iris, bulbar conjunctiva, ciliary muscle and cornea |
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cheeks, upper gums, upper teeth, and lower eyelids | b) Maxillary | lateral aspect of the radix motoria | supply lacrimal, nasal and palatine glands | |
Teeth and gums of the lower jaw, pinna o the ear, lower lip and tongue | c) Mandibular | lateral aspect of the radix motoria | ||
Ear and tongue | Helps in the taste perception, facial expression and also supply the skin of the pinna |
Facial nerve cranial nerve VII |
two separate nuclei on the medulla oblongata. The sensory fibres from geniculate ganglionsensory innervation to buccal cavity, tongue, mandibular teeth , the lower lip and parts of the facial skin | terminate by dividing into buccal branches to motor muscles of cheek, lips and names. The first branch of it supplies skin on the back of the external ear |
Ear | helping in hearing and maintenance of body balance |
Vestibulocochlear nerve cranial nerve VIII |
ventral and dorsal nuclei of cochlear nuclei on the medulla oblongata | vestibular apparatus of the inner ear |
tongue | help in the taste perception, movement of the pharynx and in the secretion of saliva |
glossopharyngeal nerve cranial nerve IX |
ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata | terminate by dividing into pharyngeal and lingual nerve thus pharyngeal nerve become pharyngeal plexus which join to vagus and lingual nerve terminate in the caudal third part of the tongue |
ear | supplying the inner side of the pinna of the ear |
cranial part of the vagus nerve cranial nerve X |
ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata in between glossopharyngeal and accessory nerve | innervates skin inside the external ear |