Carnial Nerves Flashcards
Optic
Sensory nerve of vision
Olfactory
Tiny sensory nervous (filaments) of smell
Oculomotor
“Eye motor”
Trochlear
“Pulley” innervates an extrinsic eye muscle that loops through a pulley-shaped ligament in the orbit
Trigeminal
3 branches spring
Abducens
Controls the extrinsic eye muscle (turns it laterally)
Facial
A large nerve that innervates muscle of facial expression
Vestibulocochlear
Sensory nerve of hearing and balance
Glossypharyngeal
Tongue and pharynx
Vagus
Supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera
Accessory
Supplying certain muscles in the neck and shoulder
Hypoglossal
Supplying the muscles of the tongue
Nerve Plexus
Complicated network of nerves that work together for a common function
Cervical Plexus
(C1-C5) controls diaphragm, neck, shoulder
Brachial Plexus
(C5-C8) arms