Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CNI
Name = Olfactory
Function = sense of smell
CNII
Name = Optic
Function = allows for SENSATION OF LIGHT TO ENTER THE EYE so that vision can occur
CNIII
Name = Oculomotor
Function = to CONSTRICT the pupil to allow light in
CNIV
Name = Trochlear
Function = powers contralateral superior oblique muscle that allows eye to turn
CNV
Name = Trigeminal
Function = SENSORY/MOTOR FUNCTIONS FOR FACE, EYES AND EAR, ophthalmic branch helps innervate upper eyelid w/ sympathetic tone
CNVI
Name = Abducens
Function = helps control eye movements, lateral rectus
CNVII
Name = Facial
Function = muscles of facial expression, lacrimal/salivary glands
CNVIII
Name = Auditory (Vestibulocochlear)
Function = vestibular (balance/proprioception) and hearing
CNIX
Name = Glossopharyngeal
Function = SENSORY AND MOTOR, controls throat, tonsils, middle ear, TONGUE
CNX
Name = Vagus
Function = parasympathetic innervation to viscera of thorax, abdomen and pelvis
CNXI
Name = Spinal Accessory
Function = motor function to some muscles of the neck
CNXII
Name = Hypoglossal
Function = supplies TONGUE muscles
Sensory vs. Motor Mneumonic?
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