cranial nerves

Question 1

olfactory nerve

Answer 1

cranial nerve I
sensory
smell

Question 2

optic nerve

Answer 2

cranial nerve II
sensory
vision

Question 3

oculomotor nerve

Answer 3

cranial nerve III
motor
-movement of upper eyelid and eyeball, alters shape of lens for near vision and constricts pupil…all eye movement except what IV and VI does

Question 4

trochlear nerve

Answer 4

cranial nerve IV
motor
movement of eyeball (superior oblique muscle)

Question 5

trigeminal nerve

Answer 5

cranial nerve V
mixed
-touch, pain, temp sensations, muscle sense (proprioception)
-chewing

Question 6

abducens nerve

Answer 6

cranial nerve VI
motor
movement of eyeball (external rectus muscle)

Question 7

facial nerve

Answer 7

cranial nerve VII
mixed
-taste, proprioception, touch, pain, temp
-facial expressions, making of saliva and tears

Question 8

vestibulocochlear nerve

Answer 8

cranial nerve VIII
mixed-sensory (equilibrium). - motor (hearing)

Question 9

glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 9

cranial nerve IX
mixed
-taste and somatic sensations (touch, pain , temp), proprioception (tongue, tonsil, pharynx)
- swallowing, speech, secretion of salva

Question 10

vagus nerve

Answer 10

cranial nerve X
mixed
motor: heart, lungs, bronchi, gastrointestinal tract
sensory: heart, lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx, gastrointestinal tract, external ear

Question 11

accessory nerve

Answer 11

cranial nerve XI
motor
movements of head and shoulders

Question 12

hypoglossal nerve

Answer 12

cranial nerve XII
motor
movement of tongue during speech and swallowing

Question 13

mnemonic for order of cranial nerves

Answer 13

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Question 14

mnemonic for sensory/motor/both

Answer 14

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