Cranial Nerves Flashcards
I
Olfactory
Sense of smell
II
Optic
Vision
III
Oculomotor
Pupillary constriction, opening of the eye, extraocular movements
IV
Trochlear
Downward, internal rotation of the eye
V
Trigeminal
Motor: temporal & masseter muscles (jaw clenching), lateral pterygoids (lateral jaw movement)
Sensory: facial (ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular)
VI
Abducens
Lateral deviation of the eye
VII
Facial
Motor: facial movements (expressions/closing the eye/closing the mouth)
Sensory: taste for salty, sweet, sour, & bitter on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue; sensation from the ear
VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Hearing (cochlear division)
Balance (vestibular division)
IX
Glossopharyngeal
Motor: pharynx sensory - posterior portions of the eardrum/ear canal, pharynx, & posterior tongue (including taste: salty, sweet, sour, bitter)
X
Vagus
Motor: palate, pharynx, larynx
Sensory: pharynx & larynx
XI
Spinal Accessory
Motor: sternocleidomastoid & trapezius
XII
Hypoglossal
Motor: tongue