cranial nerves

Question 1

1- I

Answer 1

olfactory- sense of smell

Question 2

2- II

Answer 2

optic nerve- ability to see

Question 3

3- III

Answer 3

oculomotor- ability to move and blink eyes;
eye movement; adjust pupils

Question 4

4- IV

Answer 4

trochlear- ability to move your eyes up and down or back and forth

Question 5

5- V

Answer 5

trigeminal- taste and jaw movements; sensation in face and cheeks
chewing and biting

Question 6

6-VI

Answer 6

Abducens- ability to move eyes
lateral eye movement, side to side

Question 7

7- VII

Answer 7

Facial nerve- facial expressions and sense of taste (sweet & salty)

Question 8

8- VIII

Answer 8

Auditory/ vestibular- sense of hearing and balance

Question 9

9- IX

Answer 9

glossopharyngeal- ability to taste (sour & bitter) and swallow & tongue movement

Question 10

10- X

Answer 10

vagus- digestion and heart rate

Question 11

11- XI

Answer 11

accessory or spinal accessory nerve- shoulder and neck muscle movement; swallowing

Question 12

12- XII

Answer 12

hypoglossal- ability to move tongue
speech, swallowing