Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN I
Olfactory
CN II
Optic
CN III
Oculomotor
CN IV
Trochlear
CN V
Trigeminal
CN VI
Abducens
CN VII
Facial
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
CN X
Vagus
CN XI
Accessory
CN XII
Hypoglossal
Olfactory Nerve Function
Smell
Optic Nerve Function
Vision
Oculomotor Nerve Function
Eye movement, eyelid opening, pupillary constriction
Trochlear Nerve Function
Eye movement (superior oblique muscle)
Trigeminal Nerve Function
Facial sensation, mastication
Abducens Nerve Function
Eye movement (lateral rectus muscle)
Facial Nerve Function
Facial movement
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Function
Hearing, balance
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Function
Taste
Vagus Nerve Function
Movement, parasympathetic innervation, the longest CN
Accessory Nerve Function
Head turning
Hypoglossal Nerve Function
Tongue movement
CN I Attachment
Directly to the piriform lobe, forebrain
CN II Attachment
Diencephalon, forebrain
CN III Attachment
Midbrain, mesencephalon
CN IV Attachment
Midbrain from the dorsal lateral position
CN V - XII Attachment
Hindbrain
GSM
General Somatic Motor, skeletal muscles
GVM
General Visceral Motor, autonomic
GSS
General Somatic Sensation, skin and proprioception
GVS
General Visceral Sensation, visceral
SVM
Special Visceral Motor
SSS
Special Somatic Sensory
SVS
Special Visceral Sensory
CN I Name and F. Type
Olfactory, SVS
CN II Name and F. Type
Optic, SSS
CN III Name and F. Type
Oculomotor, GSM and GVM
CN IV Name and F. Type
Trochlear, GSM
CN V Name and F. Type
Trigeminal, GSS and SVM
CN VI Name and F. Type
Abducens, GSM
VII Name and F. Type
Facial, SVM, GVM, and SVS
VIII Name and F. Type
Vestibulocochlear, SSS
CN IX Name and F. Type
Glossopharyngeal, GVM, SVM, GVS and SVS
CN X Name and F. Type
Vegus, GVM, SVM, GSS, and GVS
CN XI Name and F. Type
Accessory, GSM
CN XII Name and F. Type
Hypoglossal, GSM
DR
Dorsal rectus
VR
Ventral rectus
VO
Ventral oblique
MR
Medial rectus
DO
Dorsal oblique
LR
Lateral rectus