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Eye movement is controlled by cranial nerves III, IV, and VI (Oculomotor, Trohlear, and Abducens, respectively). CN III innervates most of the muscles of the eye and is responsible for most eye movements.
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∙ 13y agoThe muscles of the eye are innervated by 3 different nerves; cranial nerve III, cranial nerve IV, and cranial nerve VI. Cranial nerve III innervates most of the muscles, while IV and VI each innervate one.
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∙ 12y agoThe Oculomotor nerve III: ...levator palpebrae muscle of the superior eyelid
The trochlear nerve IV: .. primary motor-provides somatic motor fibers to superior oblique muscle that moves the eyeball
The Abducens nerve VI: Carries somatic motor fibers to lateral rectus muscle that moves the eyeball
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∙ 13y agoIii - occulomotor (4 out of 6 eye muscles)
iv - trochlear ( eye muscle for looking down)
vi - abducens (lateral eye muscle for looking sideways)
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∙ 13y agoIf you are rolling your eye up it is using superior rectus muscle which is innervated by your occulomotor nerves (CN III).
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∙ 13y agocranial nerves 3, 4 and 6
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What nerves are involved in diplopia?
The nerves involved in diplopia include three cranial nerves: the oculomotor nerve (third cranial nerve), the abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve), and the trochlear nerve (fourth cranial nerve).
Which cranial nerves carries only sensory information?
The question is asking what three cranial nerves are purely sensory in their function. Some relevant terms here are olfactory, optic, and auditory or vestibucochlear or acoustic nerves. The only three cranial nerves that are pure sensory in function are cranial nerve #1 : the olfactory nerve (smell), cranial nerve #2 : the optic nerve (sight), and cranial nerve #8 : the auditory/vestibucochlear/acoustic nerve (hearing).
What cranial nerve covers meninges?
The Optic Nerve (one of the Cranial Nerves) is enclosed by three sheaths that are continuous with the three layers of cranial meninges (dura, arachnoid, and pia). The central artery and vein of the retina pass through these meningeal sheaths and are included in the distal part of the optic nerve.
Is mydriasis parasympathetic or sympathetic?
the parasympathetic fibers of the cranial nerve number three.
What cranial nerve that is involved in rolling the eyes?
The levator palpebrae muscle is primarily responsible for opening the eyelids, it is innervated by cranial nerve 3 (occulomotor nerve). Raising the eyebrows, which will also open the eyes wider and may be what you are asking about, is done by occipitofrontalis. This muscle is innervated by cranial nerve 7 (facial nerve).
What cranial nerve is responsible for moving the eye laterally?
There are three cranial nerves that innervates muscle to move the eye. The main cranial nerve that controls eye movement is occulomotor nerve (CN III). It is responsible for inferior rectus, superior rectus, medial rectus, and inferior oblique. Lateral rectus muscle is innervated by abducens nerve (CN VI). Superior oblique muscle is innervated by trochlear nerve (CN III).
What cranial nerve is associated with speech?
This question is too broad. There are many different cranial nerves that are responsible for the muscles involved in the ability to speak (tongue, jaw, mouth, etc.) The actual ability to speak originates from your cerebral cortex (Wernicke's area & Broca's areas).
What does the fifth cranial nerve do?
Cranial nerve V. is the trigeminal nerve. It got its name after its three branches. Two of the branches are pure sensory, the third is mixed motor and sensory. In short, it gathers sensory information from the scalp, eyelids, eyes (from the cornea and conjuntiva, NOT visual information), nose, cheeks, lips, teeth, gums, oral cavity and jaw. The motor fibers innervate muscles involved in chewing and swallowing.
What three cranial nerves are involved in the cardinal positions of gaze?
vagus, glossopharyngeal and facial
What cranial nerve allow you to tract with eye?
Optic nerve is the nerve which carries signal from Retina to brain.This is second cranial nerve.(First being Olfactory coming from nose.)It enters the brain through For-amen called Optic For-amen.Actually this nerve is extension of the brain tissue inside the eye.You have two parts of visual fields in retina. Temporal or outer and Nasal or medial. After optic nerve enters the brain,temporal fibers go on to the same side of Visual area situated at Occipital lobe.The fibers coming from Nasal side cross to apposite side of brain. This crossing is done at optic chiasma.there are other three nerves supply to outer eye muscles. The third cranial nerve called as Oculomotor supply to 4 eye muscles.The muscles are superior rectos, inferior rectos,medial rectos and inferior oblique.Forth cranial nerve called as Trochlear nerve supply to superior oblique muscle.Sixth cranial Abducent nerve supply to lateral rectos muscle.
Where is cranialnerve 8?
The 8th Cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve it has three divisions, the opthalmic supplying the area around the eye, the maxillary division supplying the upper jaw and the mandibular supplying the lower jaw.
What cranial nerve is involved in frowning?
In most of the cases this happens due to a condition called as Bell's palsy. Facial nerve passes on it's way out of the skull through the internal ear. Here it is compressed in most cases. The patient usually has runny nose or else some cold related symptoms. The symptoms usually resolve in three weeks. There can be other causes of facial paralysis, in which case the nerve is pressed.
