Cranial Nerves

Question 1

1st Cranial Nerve

Answer 1

Olfactory

Sensory - Conveys a sense of smell

Question 2

2nd Cranial Nerve

Answer 2

Optic Nerve

Sensory - Transmits visual information

Question 3

3rd Cranial Nerve

Answer 3

Oculomotor

Motor and Sensory - Eye movement and pupil reflex

Question 4

4th Cranial Nerve

Answer 4

Trochlear

Motor and Sensory - Superior oblique eye muscle

Question 5

5th Cranial Nerve

Answer 5

Trigeminal

Motor - Muscles of Mastication

Sensory - Face and mouth

Question 6

6th Cranial Nerve

Answer 6

Abducens

Motor and Sensory - Serves the lateral rectus eye muscle

Question 7

7th Cranial Nerve

Answer 7

Facial

Motor and Sensory - Serves the muscles of facial expression, lacrimal glands, and salivary glands

Question 8

8th Cranial Nerve

Answer 8

Vestibulocochlear

Sensory - Equilibrium and Hearing

Question 9

9th Cranial Nerve

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal

Motor and Sensory - Serves the pharynx for swallowing, the posterior third of the tongue and parotid salivary gland

Question 10

10th Cranial Nerve

Answer 10

Vagus

Motor and Sensory - Sensations from visceral organs and parasympathetic motor regulation of visceral organs

(Heart, Lungs, Liver, Pancreas and Intestines)

Question 11

11th Cranial Nerve

Answer 11

Accessory

Motor and Sensory - Muscles that move the head, neck and shoulders

Question 12

12th Cranial Nerve

Answer 12

Hypoglossal

Motor and Sensory - Muscles of the tongue