cranial nerves

Question 1

cranial nerve lll

name, function, muscle (connects to)

Answer 1

1) oculomotor nerve
2) function : controls movement of eye
3) superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique

Question 2

cranial nerve V

name, function, muscle (connects to)

Answer 2

1) trigeminal nerve
2) sensory and motor ( touch, pain / chewing)
3) masseter muscle, temporalis muscle

Question 3

cranial nerve VII

name, function, muscle (connect to)

Answer 3

1) facial nerve
2) sensory/motor - taste, facial expressions
3) frontalis, orbularis ori, orbicularis oculi, zygomaticus, buccinator, platysma

Question 4

cranial nerve VII

name, function, muscle (connect to)

Answer 4

1) vestibulocochlear nerve (auditory)
2) sensory (hearing)
3) no specific muslce, transmits sensory info to inner ear, maintain equilibrium

Question 5

cranial nerve X

name, function, muscle (connects to)

Answer 5

1) vagus nerve
2) motor/sensory- sawlloing/speech ; thoracic/abdominal region
3) soft palate, pharynx, larynx