Cranial Nerve info

Question 1

What is the difference between efferents and afferents?

Answer 1

Efferents - away from nervous system (motor info)
Afferents - towards nervous system (sensory info)

Question 2

What is the difference between visceral and somatic efferents?

Answer 2

Visceral - parasympathetic (autonomic but cranial nerves don’t have sympathetic info only parasympathetic)
Somatic - voluntary control

Question 3

What is the difference between somatic and visceral afferents?

Answer 3

Somatic - “high resolution” sensory, skin, skeletal muscles, joints, more detailed sensory info
Visceral - “low resolution” sensory, internal organs, less detailed sensory info

Question 4

What is the mnemonic to remember cranial nerve names?

Answer 4

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Question 5

What is the mnemonic to remember cranial nerve functions?

Answer 5

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