Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cranial Nerve 1?
Olfactory
Olfactory Function?
Smell
Cranial Nerve 2?
Optic Nerve
Optic Nerve Function
Vision
Cranial Nerve 3?
Oculomotor Nerve
Oculomotor Nerve Function?
4 out of 6 Eye muscles and pupil response
Cranial Nerve 4?
Trochlear Nerve
Trochlear Nerve Function?
Eye movement Outward, inward and downward
Cranial Nerve 5?
Trigeminal Nerve
Trigeminal Nerve Function?
Sensory information from: Forehead, scalp, cheeks, upper lip, nasal cavity, ears lower lip chin
Also Motor control of jaw and ear
Cranial Nerve 6?
Abducens Nerve
Abducens Nerve Function?
Outward eye movement
Cranial nerve 7?
Facial nerve
Facial Nerve Function?
Facial expression, taste, saliva and tear glands, outer parts of ear
Cranial Nerve 8?
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Function
Hearing and Balance
Cranial Nerve 9?
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Function?
Throat sensation and taste at back of tongue
Vagus Nerve
Sensory information from ear and throat, sensory information from chest organs, motor throat muscles, motor control of organs, taste at the root of your tongue
Cranial Nerve 11?
Accessory Nerve
Accesory nerve Function
Motor control of neck and shoulders
Cranial Nerve 12?
Hypoglossal Nerve
Hypoglossal nerve function?
Motor of tongue