Cranial nerves

Question 1

mnemonic for the 12 cranial nerves

Answer 1

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Question 2

mnemonic for the classification of the 12 cranial nerves

Answer 2

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Question 3

Cranial nerve (I): name, classification, and function

Answer 3

• olfactory
• special sensory
• olfaction (smell)

Question 4

Cranial nerve (II): name, classification, and function

Answer 4

• Optic
• special sensory
• vision (sight)

Question 5

Cranial nerve (III): name, classification, and function

Answer 5

• Oculomotor
• Motor (somatic and autonomic)
• Somatic: to move eyeballs and upper eye lid
• Autonomic: adjustment of lens for near vision (accommodation), and constriction of pupil

Question 6

Cranial nerve (IV): name, classification, and function

Answer 6

• Trochlear
• Motor (somatic)
• To move eyeballs

Question 7

Cranial nerve (V): name, classification, and function

Answer 7

• Trigeminal
• Both (sensory and motor (autonomic)
• Sensory: touch, pain and thermal sensations from scalp, face and oral cavity (including teeth and anterior 2/3rds of tongue)
• Motor: chewing and controls middle ear muscles

Question 8

Cranial nerve (VI): name, classification, and function

Answer 8

• Abducens
• Motor
• somatic movement of eyeballs

Question 9

Cranial nerve (VII): name, classification, and function

Answer 9

• Facial
• Both ( sensory and motor)
• sensory: touch, pain and thermal sensations of scalp, face and oral cavity (including teeth and anterior 2/3rds of tongue)
• motor (branchial): controls facial expressions
• motor (autonomic): secretion of tears and saliva

Question 10

Cranial nerve (VIII): name, classification, and function

Answer 10

• Vestibulocochlear
• Sensory
• hearing and equillibrium

Question 11

Cranial nerve (IX): name, classification, and function

Answer 11

• Glossopharyngeal
• Both (sensory and motor)
  Sensory:
• taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue
• proprioception in some swallowing muscles
• monitors bp, O2, and CO2 levels in blood
• touch, pain and thermal sensations in external ear and upper pharynx
  Motor: (branchial)
• assists in swallowing
  Motor: (autonomic)
• secretion of saliva

Question 12

Cranial nerve (X): name, classification, and function

Answer 12

• Vagus
• Both (sensory and motor)
  Sensory:
• taste from epiglottis
• proprioception from throat and voice box
• monitors bp, O2, and CO2 in blood
• touch, pain and thermal sensations in skin of external ear
• sensations from thoracic and abdominal organs
  Motor: (branchial)
• swallowing, vocalizing, and coughing
  Motor: (autonomic)
• motility and secretion of digestive canal organs
• constriction of respiratory passageways
• decreases heart rate

Question 13

Cranial nerve (XI): name, classification, and function

Answer 13

• Accessory
• Motor
• branchial movement of head and pectoral girdle

Question 14

Cranial nerve (XII): name, classification, and function

Answer 14

• Hypoglossal
• Motor
• Somatic speech, manipulation of food and swallowing N