Cranial Nerves Flashcards
(12 cards)
CN I
Olfactory Nerve
Smell
CN II
Optic Nerve
Vision
CN III
Oculomotor
Movement of eye
pupillary constrictor
CN IV
Trochlear
Superior oblique of eye, goes through trochlea (movement down, in and out)
CN V
Trigeminal
General somatic sensory of forehead, cheek, chin, branchial motor: chewing muscles
CN VI
Abducens
the eye, lateral rectus allows eye to rotate outward
CN VII
Facial
Fascial expression muscles
salivation
taste
general somatic sensory
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
hearing and sensation of ear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
salivation, sensory around/in pharynx
taste on posterior 1/3
monitoring bp
CN X
Vagus
Swallowing, voice, viscera, sense of ear/meninges, taste, monitor bp
CN XI
Spinal accessory
innervates trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
CN XII
Hypoglossal
moves tongue