Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1st Cranial Nerve
Olfactory
Sensory - Conveys a sense of smell

2nd Cranial Nerve
Optic Nerve
Sensory - Transmits visual information

3rd Cranial Nerve
Oculomotor
Motor and Sensory - Eye movement and pupil reflex

4th Cranial Nerve
Trochlear
Motor and Sensory - Superior oblique eye muscle

5th Cranial Nerve
Trigeminal
Motor - Muscles of Mastication
Sensory - Face and mouth

6th Cranial Nerve
Abducens
Motor and Sensory - Serves the lateral rectus eye muscle

7th Cranial Nerve
Facial
Motor and Sensory - Serves the muscles of facial expression, lacrimal glands, and salivary glands

8th Cranial Nerve
Vestibulocochlear
Sensory - Equilibrium and Hearing

9th Cranial Nerve
Glossopharyngeal
Motor and Sensory - Serves the pharynx for swallowing, the posterior third of the tongue and parotid salivary gland

10th Cranial Nerve
Vagus
Motor and Sensory - Sensations from visceral organs and parasympathetic motor regulation of visceral organs
(Heart, Lungs, Liver, Pancreas and Intestines)

11th Cranial Nerve
Accessory
Motor and Sensory - Muscles that move the head, neck and shoulders

12th Cranial Nerve
Hypoglossal
Motor and Sensory - Muscles of the tongue
