Cranial Nerve X Flashcards
1
Q
Cranial Nerve X is known as what nerve?
A
Vagus nerve
2
Q
What is the neuron, fiber, or branch of the vagus nerve?
A
Mixed: sensory and motor
3
Q
What is the motor function of the vagus nerve?
A
most smooth muscles of the body, cardiac muscle and glands including ***the palate
4
Q
What is the sensory function of the vagus nerve?
A
skin around the ear and for taste sensation for the epiglottis
5
Q
Where does the vagus nerve pass through?
A
the nerve passes through the jugular foramen
6
Q
The vagus nerve _______ more than any other cranial nerve?
A
extends more…
(travels LONG distance)!
