anatomy : cranial nerves

Question 1

function of…

• olfactory nerve
• optic nerve
• oculomotor nerve

Answer 1

• sense of smell
• ability to see
• ability to move and blink eyes

Question 2

function of…

• trochlear
• trigeminal
• abducens

Answer 2

• ability to move your eyes up&down and back&forth
• sensations in your face, taste, jaw movements
• ability to move eyes

Question 3

function:
facial nerve
vestibulochoclear nerve
glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 3

• facial expressions and taste
• hearing and balance
• taste and swallow

Question 4

function:
vagus
accessory
hypoglossal

Answer 4

digestion and heart rate
shoulder and neck muscle movement
ability to move tongue

Question 5

what are cranial nerve nuclei

Answer 5

collection of cell bodies dispersed throughout brainstem

Question 6

function of cranial nerve nuclei

Answer 6

receive afferent inputs from cranial nerve fibres
OR
give off efferent inputs that travel down the cranial nerve to target structures