Cranial Nerve Tracts I.

Olfactory Organ Cribiform plate(Ethmoid bone) Synapse Olfactory Bulb olfactory tract Cerbral Cortex

II. Retina Optic canal Middle cranial fossa optic chiasm optic tracts lateral Geniculate bodies of the thalamus synapse with fibers from occipital lobe III. Midbrain Pierces Dura Meter Lateral Wall Cavernous Sinus Leave cranial cavityExit thru Superior Orbital Fissures in Orbit branches Superior superior rectus, levator pulpebrae Inferior Inferior and medial rectus IV. Midbrain Pierce Dura Mater Tentorium CerebelliCavernous Sinus Exit thri Superior Orbital FissureSuperior Oblique(Longest intracranial course) V. Exits PonsMeckels Cave (Trigeminal ganglion V1 and V2) V1 exits via superior orbital fissure V2 exits via Foramen rotundum V3 exits via Foramen Ovale VI. Pons Pierce Dura Mater transverse cavernous sinus and orbital fissures Enters orbits and supply lateral rectus VII.Posterior border of pons Exits thru Internal Acoustic Meatus Facial canal of temporal bone Through geniculate ganglion (sensory) Stylomastoid foramenenters parotid glandforms intracranial nerve plexus VIII. Groove between Pons and medulla Internal acoustic meatus Vestibular Nerve(vestibular ganglion) Cochlear Nerve
( spinal ganglion)

IX. Rostral end of medullaExits via jugular foramen(superior inferior ganglia) Follow stylopharyngeus to reach oropharynx and tongue(posterior third) X. Lateral sides of medulla Exits via jugular foramen Cont along carotid sheath supplies pharynx, larynx, and palate supplies heart, lungs, bronchiform anterior and posterior trunks that join esophageal plexus

XI. Rootlets from cervical segments ascend into cranial cavity via foramen magnum exit thru jugular foramendescend along internal carotid artery innervating sternocleidomastoid cervical region innervates trapezius(pain and proprioception) XII.Arises as purely motor in medullaleaves cranium by hypoglossal canalsupplies extrinsic tongue muscles