Cranial Nerve functions

Question 1

Olfactory nerve function:

Answer 1

Sensation of smell

Question 2

Optic nerve function:

Answer 2

sensation of vision

Question 3

Occulomotor nerve function:

Answer 3

-Controls four of the six eye muscles and the eyelid muscle

-Parasympathetic control of the lens and pupil

Question 4

trochlear nerve function:

Answer 4

controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye

Question 5

abducens nerve function:

Answer 5

controls the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Question 6

Trigeminal nerve function:

Answer 6

sensation from the skin of the face
controls the muscles of the jaw

Question 7

Facial nerve function:

Answer 7

Taste sensation from the front of the tongue
Controls the muscles of the face

Question 8

Facial nerve function:

Answer 8

Controls the muscles of the face
taste senstation from front tongue

Question 9

Vestibulocochlear nerve function:

Answer 9

Sensations of hearing and balance

Question 10

Glassopharyngeal nerve function:

Answer 10

muscle pharynx
parotid salivary gland
taste sensation from the back part of the tongue
detection of blood pressure changes

Question 11

vagus:

Answer 11

Parasympathetic regulation of the heart and digestion

Question 12

accessory nerve funciton

Answer 12

two large neck muscles

Question 13

Hypoglossal nerve function:

Answer 13

tongue

Question 14

What are the sensory only cranial nerves?

Answer 14

1,2,8

(1) olfactory
(2) Optic
(8) Vestibulocochlear

Question 15

What are the motor only cranial nerves?

Answer 15

3.4.6.11.12

(3) occulomotor
(4) Trochlear
(6) Abducens
(11) Accessory
(12) Hypoglossal

Question 16

What are the mixed cranial nerves?

Answer 16

5,7,9,10

(5) Trigeminal
(7)Facial
(9) Glossopharyngeal
(10) Vagus