Cranial Nerves

Question 1

CNI

Name, Type, Function

Answer 1

Name: Olfactory

S or M: S

Function: Smell

Question 2

CNII

Name, Type, Function

Answer 2

Name: Optic

S or M: S

Function: Vision acuity

Question 3

CNIII

Name, Type, Function

Answer 3

Name: Oculomotor

S or M: M

Function: Eyelid/eyeball movement

Question 4

CIV

Name, Type, Function

Answer 4

Name: Trochlear

S or M: M

Function: Downward lateral eye movement

Question 5

CNV

Name, Type, Function

Answer 5

Name: Trigeminal

S or M: SM

Function: Receives sensation from the face and innervates the muscles of mastication.

Question 6

CNVI

Name, Type, Function

Answer 6

Name: Abducens

S or M: M

Function: interior lateral eye movement

Question 7

CNVII

Name, Type, Function

Answer 7

Name: Facial

S or M: SM

Function: Fascial expression

Question 8

CNVIII

Name, Type, Function

Answer 8

Name: Vestibulocochlear

S or M: S

Function: Hearing and equilibrium sensation

Question 9

CNIX

Name, Type, Function

Answer 9

Name: Glossopharyngeal

S or M: SM

Function: Taste, swallowing, gag reflex

Question 10

CNX

Name, Type, Function

Answer 10

Name: Vagus

S or M: SM

Function: Swallowing, aortic BP, slows HR, stims digestive sys

Question 11

CNXI

Name, Type, Function

Answer 11

Name: Spinal Accessory

S or M: M

Function: Shoulder movement, shoulder shrug, head rotation

Question 12

CXII

Name, Type, Function

Answer 12

Name: Hypoglossal

S or M: M

Function: Tongue movements

Question 13

What is the neumonic to remember the cranial nerves?

Answer 13

Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch and Feel Very Good Vagina, AH

or

On Occasion Our Trusty Truck Acts Funny,

Very Good Vehicle Any How

Question 14

What is the neumonic to remember which cranial nerves are Motor, Sensory, or both?

Answer 14

“Some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more”

This assigns “s” to sensory, “m” to motor and “b” to both in the order of the cranial nerves.