Cerebral Nerves Flashcards
olfactory nerves:
1
originate in the nasal; cavity from the synapses w/ neurons in the olfactory bulb
function:smell
Location:cerebrum
Optic Nerves:
originate from the retinas of eyes & travel to the optic chaisem
function: vision
location: cerebrum
SENSORY #2
Occulomotor nerve:
eye movements, eye lids, dialate pupils
location:midbrain
MOTOR #3
Trochlear nerve:
4
eye movements
midbrain
MOTOR
Facial nerve:
7
facial expression,
conveyance of taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and oral cavity.
BOTH
pons
Vestibulacochlear nerve:
8
hearing and balance and
brings information from the inner ear to the brain
equilibrium
pons
SENSORY
Glossopharyngeal nerve:
9
tongue digestion movement
helps swallow, taste
both
medulla
Vagus nerve:
10
all aspects of the GI tract
medulla
BOTH
Accessory nerve:
11
muscles of head, neck, shoulders movements
medulla
MOTOR
Hypoglossal nerve
speech with the tongue
medulla
MOTOR
12
olfactory & optic loction:
1-2 cerebrum
oculomotor & trochlear nerve:
3-4 midbrain
vestibular
pons-medull boarder
accessory, hypoglossal, vagus, glossopharyngeal
9-12 medulla olongata
How many cranial nerves are there?
12 in total