Cranial nerves Flashcards
cranial nerves with special sensation
CN I
CN II
CN VIII
efferent cranial nerves
CN III
CN IV
CN VI
CN XI
CN XII
afferent cranial nerves
CN V
CN VII
CN IX
CN X
CN I
Olfactory
Sensory- smell
CN II
Optic
Sensory- vision
CN III
Occulomotor
Motor- Hillary muscles, sphincter pupillae, extrinsic eye muscles
CN IV
Trochlear
Motor- superior oblique muscle of the eye
CN VI
Abducent
Motor- lateral rectus muscle of eye
CN V
Trigeminal
Motor- muscles of mastication
Sensory- face, sinuses, teeth
CN VII primary root
Facial
Motor- muscles of facial expression
CN VII intermediate nerve
Facial
Motor- submandibular, sublingual, lacrimal glands
Sensory- taste to anterior two thirds of tongue, soft palate
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Vestibular nerve- sensory- orientation, motion
Cochlear nerve- sensory- hearing
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
Motor- stylopharngeus, parotid gland
Sensory- taste: posterior third of tongue, general sensation, pharynx, tonsillar sinus, pharngtyompanic tube, middle ear cavity
CN X
Vagus
Motor- palate, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tree, heart GI tract to left colic flexure
Sensory- pharynx, larynx, reflex sensory from tracheobronchial tree, lungs, heart, GI tract to left colic flexure
CN XI
Spinal accessory
Motor- sternocleidomastoid and trapezius