A&P Nervous System Lab: Cranial Nerves

Question 1

What is the pneumonic for the cranial nerves?

Answer 1

Old Opie Occasionally Tries Trigonometry And Feels Very Gloomy Vague And Hypoactive

Question 2

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve I

Answer 2

Name: Olfactory Nerve
Cranial Passage:Cribriform Foramina of Ethmoid Bone
Function: Smell

Question 3

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve II

Answer 3

Name: Optic Nerve
Cranial Passage: Optic Foramen
Function: Vision

Question 4

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve III

Answer 4

Name: Oculomotor Nerve
Cranial Passage: Superior orbital fissure
Function: Motor; eye movements, opening of eyelid, pupillary constriction, focusing.

Question 5

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve IV

Answer 5

Name: Trochlear Nerve
Cranial Passage: Superior orbital fissure
Function: Motor; eye movements

Question 6

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve V

Answer 6

Name: Trigeminal Nerve
Cranial Passage: Superior orbital fissure, Foramen rotundum and infraorbital foramen, and Foramen ovale
Function: Touch, temperature and pain sensations from upper and lower face. Motor function: Mastication

Question 7

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve VI

Answer 7

Name: Abducens Nerve
Cranial Passage: Superior orbital fissure
Function: Lateral Eye Movement

Question 8

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve VII

Answer 8

Name: Facial Nerve
Cranial Passage: Internal acoustic meatus and stylomastoid foramen
Function: Sensory, Taste. Motor, Facial Expression; secretion of tears, saliva, nasal and oral mucus.

Question 9

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve VIII

Answer 9

Name: Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Cranial Passage: Internal acoustic meatus
Function: Hearing and equilibrium

Question 10

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve IX

Answer 10

Name: Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Cranial Passage: Jugular Foramen
Function: Sensory; Taste, touch, pressure, pain, and temperature sensations from tongue and outer ear, regulation of blood pressure and respiration. Motor; Salivation, swallowing, gagging.

Question 11

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve X

Answer 11

Name: Vagus nerve
Cranial Passage: Jugular Foramen
Function: Sensory; Taste, sensations of hunger, fullness, and gastrointestinal discomfort. Motor; Swallowing, speech, deceleration of heart, bronchoconstriction, gastrointestinal secretion and motility.

Question 12

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve XI

Answer 12

Name: Accessory Nerve
Cranial Passage: Jugular Foramen
Function: Motor; swallowing; head neck and shoulder movements.

Question 13

What is the name, cranial foramen and sensory/motor function of Cranial Nerve XII

Answer 13

Name: Hypoglossal Nerve
Cranial Passage: Hypoglossal canal
Function: Motor; tongue movements of speech, food manipulation, and swallowing.