Cranial Nerve - Mnemonic & Song Flashcards
Mnemonic: Oh, Oh, Oh. Try, Try Again.
Forever Value God.
Vegas Sinners Are Hellbound.
CN I: Oh - Olfactory
CN II: Oh - Optic
CN III: Oh - Oculomotor
CN IV: Try - Trochlear
CN V: Try - Trigeminal
CN VI: Again: Abducens
CN VII: Forever - Facial
CN VIII: Value - Vestibulocochlear
CN IX: God - Glossopharyngeal
CN X: Vegas - Vagus
CN XI: Sinners Are - Spinal Accessory
CN XII: Hellbound - Hypoglossal
Song (to the tune of “12 Days of Christmas”):
For the #_________ cranial nerve,
My maker gave to me…
1: An olfactory sense of smell
2: Optic vision
3: PERRLA motor orbs
4: SOMe crossing eyes (SOM = Superior Oblique Muscle)
5: Facial feeling
6: Peepers abducting
7: Faces tasting salty
8: Vests made for hearing
9: Bitter tongues a-gagging
10: Poopers a-fainting
11: Turning and a-shrugging
12: Glossy tongues out-sticking
