Crainal Nerves Flashcards
CN 1
Olfactory nerve
Sensory motor mnemonic
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Olfactory nerve 1
Sense of smell
CN 2
Optic nerve
Optic nerve
Sense of vision
CN 3
Oculomotor nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Innervates the muscle that cause motion of eyeballs and eye lids. Parasympathetic cause pupil constriction (sphincter muscle) and lens accommodation (ciliary muscle)
CN 4
Trochlear nerve
Trochlear nerve
Innervates superior oblique muscle of eye (downward gaze)
CN 5
Trigeminal nerve
Trigeminal nerve
Sensation to ophthalmic (scalp, forehead) maxillary (face) mandible (lower jaw). Innervates muscles of mastication, throat, and inner ear
CN 6
Abducent nerve
Abducent nerve
Innervates lateral rectus muscle of eye (lateral movement)
CN 7
Facial nerve
Facial nerve
Muscles of facial expression. Sense of taste to anterior 2/3 portions of tongue. Cutaneous sensation to external ear, tongue, palate. Parasympathetic glands of salivary, lacrimal, nasal, palate.