Chapter 8 B (12 Pairs of Cranial Nerves)

Question 1

I olfactory

Answer 1

Primary type: sensory

Funciton: involved in sense of smell

Question 2

II optic

Answer 2

Primary type: sensory

Function: involved in sense of vision

Question 3

III oculomotor

Answer 3

Primary type: motor

Function: involved in movement of eyes, controlling both the exterior and interior parts

Question 4

IV trochlear

Answer 4

Primary type: motor

Function: Involved in muscles that move the eyes

Question 5

V trigeminal

Answer 5

Primary type: sensory and motor

Function: Involved in eyes, tear glands, scalp, forehead, teeth, gums, lips, and muscles of the mouth

Question 6

VI abducens

Answer 6

Primary type: motor

Function: Involved with muscle conditioning

Question 7

VII facial

Answer 7

Primary type: sensory and motor

Function: involved with taste, facial expressions, tear glands, and salivary glands

Question 8

VIII vestibulocochlear

Answer 8

Primary type: sensory

Function: involved in equilibrium and hearing

Question 9

IX glossopharyngeal

Answer 9

Primary type: sensory and motor

Function: involved in pharynx, tonsils, tongue, and carotid arteries; stimulates salivary glands

Question 10

X vagus

Answer 10

Primary type: motor

Function: involved in speech, swallowing, heart muscles, smooth muscles, and certain glands

Question 11

XI accessory (cranial and spinal)

Answer 11

Primary type: motor

Function: in muscles of the soft palate, pharynx, larynx, neck, and back

Question 12

XII hypoglossal

Answer 12

Primary type: motor

Function: involved in muscles that move the tongue

Question 13

Pneumonic Device:

Answer 13

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