Lab 7 review

Olfactory nerve

(I) transmits olfactory input (smell) Sensory

Optic nerve

(II) transmits vision input (Sensory)

Oculomotor nerve

(III) controls the superior, inferior and medial rectus muscles and the inferior oblique muscle; controls the eyelid and the iris (Motor Function)

Trochlear nerve

(IV) controls the superior oblique muscle (Motor function)

Trigeminal nerve

(V) chewing muscles; transmits sensory input from the face (sensory and motor function)

Abducens Nerve

(VI) controls the lateral rectus muscle (Motor function)

Facial Nerve

(VII) controls the muscles of facial expression, the salivary and lacrimal glands, and taste buds (Sensory and Motor function)

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

(VIII) transmits equilibrium and auditory input (Sensory Function)

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

(IX) controls swallowing and gag reflex; transmits taste input (Sensory, Motor Function)

Vagus Nerve

(X) regulate heart, breathing and digestion (Motor, Sensory function)

Accessory Nerve

(XI) controls the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles (Motor Function)

Hypoglossal Nerve

(XII) tongue movement for chewing, speaking and swallowing (Motor function

Meninges

Protects the brain

Fornix

Connects the limbic system structure

Thalamus

Sorts, filters and transmit sensory input to the cerebral cortex

Hypothalamus

Regulates body temperature and fluid and electrolyte balance

Pineal Gland

Produces melatonin

Choroid Plexuses

Produce cerebrospinal fluid; located in each of the four ventricles

Midbrain

Generates visual and auditory reflexes

Pons

Contains breathing centers

Medulla Oblogata

Controls vital signs

Ventricles Central Canal

Central canal, and right, left, third, fourth, ventricles all circulate cerebrospinal fluid