Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Olfactory
-I
-Sensation of smell
Optic
-II
-Sensation of vision
Oculomotor
-III
-Movements of the eye and eyelid
-Parasympathetic control of pupil size
Trochlear
-IV
-Movements of the eye
Trigeminal
-V
-Sensation of touch to the face
-Movement of muscles of mastication (chewing)
Abducens
-VI
-Movements of the eye
Facial
-VII
-Movement of muscles of facial expression
-Sensation of taste in anterior 2/3 of the tongue
Auditory-vestibular
-VIII
-Sensation of hearing and balance
Glossopharyngeal
-IX
-Movement of muscles in throat (oropharynx)
-Parasympathetic control of salviary glands
-Sensation of taste in poster 1/3 of tongue
-Detection of blood pressure changes in aorta
Vagus
-X
-Parasympathic control of heart, lungs, and abdominal organs
-Sensation of pain associated w/ viscera
-Movement of muscles in the throat (oropharynx)
Spinal accessory
-XI
-Movement of muscles in the throat and neck
Hypoglossal
-XII
-Movement of tongue