Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Olfactory
I. (1)
Sense of smell
Optic
II. (2)
Sense of Vision
Oculomotor
III. (3)
Raise eyebrows, focus
Trochlear
IV. (4)
Moves eyes
Trigeminal
V. (5)
Transmits from scalp, forehead, upper lip, skin of the face. Impulses to muscles of Jaw and mastication.
Abducens
VI. (6)
Moves eyes (like Trochelar), conditions of the muscles.
Facial
VII. (7)
Transmit impulses associated with taste receptors
Motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles pf face, tear glands, and lacimal glands.
Vestibbulpcochlear
VIII. (8)
Sense of balance
Sense of hearing
Glossopharyngeal
IX. (9)
Transmit and receive impulses from the throat, tonsils, tongue, and caratid artery.
Transmit impulses associated with saliva and swallowing
Vagus
X. (10)
Transmit impulses to the throat and voice box, smooth muscles and glands
Accecory (Spinal Accseepry)
XI. (11)
Transmit impulses to the soft palate, pharynx, and esophagus. Transmit impulses to the muscles of the neck and back.
Hypoglossal
XII. (12)
Transmit to the muscles that move the tongue.