Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN 1
Olfactory: Smells
Sensory
CN 2
Optic: Sees
Sensory
CN 3
Oculomotor: Moves eyes, constricts pupils
Motor
CN 4
Trochlear: Moves eyes
Motor
CN 5
Trigeminal: Chews, feels front of head
Mixed
CN 6
Abducens: Eye movement
CN 7
Facial:
M: Moves face
A: anterior tongue
Mixed
CN 8
Vestibulocochlear: Hears, balances
Sensory
CN 9
Glossopharyngeal:
s: Tastes back tongue
M: salivates
Mixed
CN 10
Vagus:
Visceral sensation and innervation
Mixed
CN 11
Accessory:
Neck muscles
Motor
CN 12
Hypoglossal: moves tongue
Motor
Controls eye movement?
oculomotor, trochlear, abducens
Taste?
facial, glossopharyngeal
Masticatory muscles?
Trigeminal
Tongue movement?
hypoglossal
Visual sensations?
Optic
Iris sphincter?
Oculomotor
Name the motor CNs
- Oculomotor
- Trochlear
- Abducens
- Spinal accessory
- Hypoglossal
Name the sensory CNs
- Olfactory
- Optic
- Vestibulocochlear
Name the mixed CNs
- Trigeminal
- Facial
- Glossopharyngeal
- Vagus
Name CNs with parasympathetic functions
- Oculomotor
- Vagus
- Facial
- Glossopharyngeal
The only nerves to originate from the dorsal surface of the brainstem
Trochlear
Originates at the junction btw the inferior olive and pyramid
Hypoglossal