all things cranial nerve

Question 1

CN 1 name and function

Answer 1

olfactory
-smell

Question 2

CN 1 location

Answer 2

olfactory tract and bulb

Question 3

CN 2 name and function

Answer 3

optic
-vision

Question 4

CN 2 location

Answer 4

thalamus
-optic foramen

Question 5

CN 3 name and function

Answer 5

oculomotor
-eye movement (elevation, adduction)

Question 6

CN 3 location

Answer 6

medial midbrain

Question 7

CN 4 name and function

Answer 7

trochlear
-eye movement (depression)

Question 8

CN 4 location

Answer 8

lateral midbrain

Question 9

CN 5 name and function

Answer 9

trigeminal
-facial sensations and sensory

Question 10

CN 5 location

Answer 10

pons

Question 11

CN 6 name and function

Answer 11

abducens
-eye movement (abduction)

Question 12

CN 6 location

Answer 12

pons
-more medial
-superior orbital fissure

Question 13

CN 7 name and function

Answer 13

facial
-facial expression

Question 14

CN 7 location

Answer 14

pons
-inferior on this area

Question 15

CN 8

Answer 15

vestibulocochlear
-balance and hearing

Question 16

CN 8 location

Answer 16

meduall
-superior portion

Question 17

CN 9 name and function

Answer 17

glossopharyngeal
-taste

Question 18

CN 9 location

Answer 18

medulla
-top peduncle

Question 19

CN 10

Answer 19

vagus
-swallowing and talking

Question 20

CN 10 location

Answer 20

medullla
-middle of 3 peduncles

Question 21

CN 11 name and function

Answer 21

accessory
-pharynx/larynx muscles

Question 22

CN 11 location

Answer 22

medulla
-inferior of 3 peduncles

Question 23

CN 12

Answer 23

hypoglossal
-tongue movement

Question 24

CN 12 location

Answer 24

medulla
-medial middle peduncle