Cranial Nerves 1-12

Question 1

Olfactory

Answer 1

Number: 1
Type: Sensory
Function: Sense of Smell

Question 2

Optic

Answer 2

Number: 2
Type: Sensory
Function: Vision

Question 3

Oculomotor

Answer 3

Number: 3
Type: Motor
Function: Raise eyelids, move eyes, regulate the size of pupils, focus of lenses.

Question 4

Trochlear

Answer 4

Number: 4
Type: Motor
Function: Eye movements, proprioception

Question 5

Trigeminal

Answer 5

Number: 5
Type: Mixed
Function: Sensations of the head and face, chewing movements, and muscle sense.
Has 3 divisions: ophthalmic (V1), maxillary (V2) and mandibular (V3)

Question 6

Abducens

Answer 6

Number: 6
Type: Motor
Function: Produce movements of the eyes

Question 7

Facial

Answer 7

Number: 7
Type: Mixed
Function: Facial expressions, secretion of saliva, taste

Question 8

Vestibulocochlear

Answer 8

Number: 8
Type: Sensory
Function: Balance or equilibrium sense. Hearing.

Question 9

Glossopharyngeal

Answer 9

Number: 9
Type: Mixed
Function: Taste and other sensations of tongue, swallowing, secretion of saliva, aid in reflex control of blood pressure and respiration.

Question 10

Vagus

Answer 10

Number: 10
Type: Mixed
Function: Transmit impulses to muscles associated with speech, swallowing, the heart, smooth muscles of visceral organs in the thorax, and abdomen.

Question 11

Acessory

Answer 11

Number:11
Type: Motor
Function: Turning movements of the head, movements of the shoulder and viscera, voice production.

Question 12

Hypoglossal

Answer 12

Number:12
Type: Motor
Function: Tongue movements