cranial nerves

Question 1

olfactory cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 1

1
smell
sensory

Question 2

optic cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 2

2
vision
sensory

Question 3

oculomotor cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 3

3
raises eyelids, moves eyes, controls iris
motor

Question 4

trochlear cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 4

4
moves the eye
motor

Question 5

trigeminal cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 5

5
muscles for chewing, sensations from eyes, tears, glands, scalp, forehead, gums, teeth, scalp
MIXED - MOTOR AND SENSORY

Question 6

Abducens cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 6

6
moves the eye
motor

Question 7

facial cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 7

7
muscles of facial expression, touch, pain and temperature from face, tear glands and salivary glands
taste
MIXED - SENSORY AND MOTOR

Question 8

vestibulocochlear cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 8

8
hearing and balance (equilibrium)
sensory

Question 9

glossopharyngeal cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 9

9
muscles of pharynx and salivary glands, swallowing, gag reflex
bitter taste, sensations from tonsils, and pharynx
MIXED - MOTOR AND SENSORY

Question 10

vagus cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 10

10
autonomic motor control fo viscera of thorax and abdomen, decreases heart rate, constriction of respiratory passages
sensations from pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and viscera
MIXED - MOTOR AND SENSORY

Question 11

accessory cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 11

11
muscles of pharynx and larynx, soft palate. Muscles of neck and back
MOTOR

Question 12

hypoglossal cranial nerve (number, function and type)

Answer 12

12
muscles of the tongue
MOTOR