Cranial Nerves

Question 1

cranial nerve I

Answer 1

olfactory

Question 2

function of cranial nerve I

Answer 2

smelling

Question 3

cranial nerve II

Answer 3

optic nerve

Question 4

function of cranial nerve II

Answer 4

vision, seeing

Question 5

cranial nerve III

Answer 5

oculomotor

Question 6

function of cranial nerve III

Answer 6

raising the eyelids

Question 7

cranial nerve IV

Answer 7

trochlear nerve

Question 8

function of cranial nerve IV

Answer 8

eye

Question 9

cranial nerve V

Answer 9

trigeminal

Question 10

function of cranial nerve V

Answer 10

mouth and jaw, chewing

Question 11

cranial nerve VI

Answer 11

abducens

Question 12

function of cranial nerve VI

Answer 12

eye muscles

Question 13

cranial nerve VII

Answer 13

facial

Question 14

function of cranial nerve VII

Answer 14

taste buds and facial muscles, secretion of saliva, tasting

Question 15

cranial nerve VIII

Answer 15

vestibulocochlear (auditory)

Question 16

function of cranial nerve VIII

Answer 16

hearing

Question 17

cranial nerve IX

Answer 17

glossopharyngeal

Question 18

function of cranial nerve IX

Answer 18

pharynx and windpipe, swallowing

Question 19

cranial nerve X

Answer 19

vagus nerve

Question 20

function of cranial nerve X

Answer 20

internal organs, slows the heart, increases the motility of digestive tract

Question 21

cranial nerve XI

Answer 21

accessory

Question 22

function of cranial nerve XI

Answer 22

neck and back muscles, shrugging

Question 23

cranial nerve XII

Answer 23

hypoglossal

Question 24

function of cranial nerve XII

Answer 24

tongue