Cranial Nerve overview Flashcards
Cranial nerve I name and function?
Olfactory; special sensory
Cranial Nerve II, name and function?
Optic; special sensory
Cranial Nerve lll, name and function?
Oculomotor; motor (somatic and parasympathetic)
Cranial Nerve IV, name and function?
Trochlear; somatic motor
Cranial Nerve V, name and function?
Trigeminal; Mixed, somatic motor and sensory
Cranial Nerve VI, name and function?
Abducens; somatic motor
Cranial Nerve VII, name and function?
Facial; mixed motor; somatic and parasympathetic: sensory; somatic and special
Cranial Nerve VIII, name and function?
Vestibulocochlear; special sensory
Cranial Nerve IX, name and function?
Glossopharyngeal; mixed; motor; branchiomotor and parasympathetic: sensory; somatic, special and visceral
Cranial Nerve X, name and function?
Mixed motor; branchiomotor and parasympathetic; sensory; somatic, special and visceral
Cranial Nerve XI, name and function?
Accessory (spinal Accessory); motor
Cranial Nerve XII, name and function?
Hypoglossal; motor
What cranial nerve supplies the muscle that opens the eyelid?
oculomotor
What is the smallest cranial nerve?
Trochlear
What C.N. has its apparent origin on the posterior aspect of the brainstem?
Trochlear
Which is the only C.N. to cross over itself?
Trochlear
Which nerve is THE GREAT SENSORY NERVE OF THE FACE?
Trigeminal