Cranial Nerve Flashcards
CN I
Olfactory n.
(Smell)
CN II
Optic N.
(ability to see)
CN III
Oculomotor N.
(ability to move and blink your eyes)
CN IV
Trochlear N.
(ability to moe your eyes up and down or back and forth)
CN V
Trigeminal N.
(sensation in your face/cheeks, taste, and jaw movement)
CN VI
Abducens N
(ability to move your eyes)
CN V II
Facial N.
(facial expressions and sense of taste)
CN VIII
Auditory/vestibular n
(sense of hearing and balance)
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal n.
(ability to taste and swallow)
CN X
Vagus n.
(digestion and heart rate)
CN XI
Accessory N
(shoulder and neck muscle movements)
CN XII
Hypoglossal n
(ability to move your tongue)
CN I, II, VIII
pure sensory, carry special senses of smell, vision, hearing, and equilibrum
CN III, IV, VI
pure motor, controlling eye movements and pupullary constriction
CN XI, XII
pure motor, innervating sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, and tongue