cranial nerves

Question 1

what is the mneumonic for cranial nerves

Answer 1

oh oh oh to touch and feel very good vaginas, ah heaven

Question 2

what is the mnemonic for the sensory/motor/both cranial nerves

Answer 2

some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more

Question 3

what are the 12 cranial nerves

Answer 3

olefactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, fascial, vestibulocochlear, glassopharynx, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal

Question 4

what is the first cranial nerve

Answer 4

olefactory nerve

Question 5

what are the special receptive neurons in the olfactory nerve called

Answer 5

cheoreceptors

Question 6

what is the second cranial nerve

Answer 6

optic nerve

Question 7

what are the special receptive neurons in the optic nerve called

Answer 7

photoreceptor

Question 8

if you have a pituitary tumor, what part of your vision would you lose at the same time

Answer 8

temporal

Question 9

nerve fibers that arise from the _______ half of each retina cross at the optic chiasma to the opposite side of the brain whereas the nerve fibers that arise from the _______ half of each retina remain on the same side of the brain

Answer 9

medial
lateral

Question 10

what are some causes of increased pressure that can cause palsy of the oculomotor nerve

Answer 10

rostrocaudal brain deterioration, tumors, cerebral edema

Question 11

what is the 3rd cranial nerve

Answer 11

oculomotor

Question 12

what is the fourth cranial nerve

Answer 12

trochlear

Question 13

what does the trochlear cranial nerve do

Answer 13

pulls the eyeball down and laterally

Question 14

what is the fifth cranial nerve called

Answer 14

trigeminal

Question 15

what are the names of the the _ branches of the trigeminal nerve

Answer 15

ophthalmic nerve branch
maxillary nerve branch
mandibular nerve branch

Question 16

what muscles does the trigeminal nerve innervate

Answer 16

masseter, temporalis, medial and lateral pterygoids

Question 17

what is the 6th cranial nerve

Answer 17

abducens

Question 18

what does
the abducens do

Answer 18

move eye laterally

Question 19

what is the seventh cranial nerve

Answer 19

facial nerve

Question 20

what are the motor functions of the facial nerve

Answer 20

innervate several muscles of facial expression (epicranius, buccinator) and to increase secretions from lacrimal glands

Question 21

what is the sensory function of the facial nerve (the answer is not ‘the face’)

Answer 21

receive impulses of taste from the anterior two thirds of the tongue (chemoreceptors for sweet) and convey them to the gustatory (taste) areas of the brain

Question 22

which is the worst cranial nerve pair to lose for quality of life

Answer 22

the facial nerve number 7

Question 23

what is the 8th cranial nerve

Answer 23

vestibulocochlear

Question 24

know this:

Answer 24

adults with shingles can infect children (who havent been vaccinated) with chicken pox

Question 25

what is shingles

Answer 25

a reactivation of childhood chicken pox

Question 26

what are the two parts of the vestibulocochlear nerve

Answer 26

vestibular branch- arises from vestibule of inner ear
cochlear branch- arises from cochlea

Question 27

what is the vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve in charge of

Answer 27

monitoring equilibrium and balence

Question 28

what is the cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve in charge of

Answer 28

hearing

Question 29

what is the 9th cranial nerve

Answer 29

glossopharyngeal

Question 30

what does the glossopharyngeal innervate

Answer 30

posterior poriton of the tongue

Question 31

what is the tenth cranial nerve

Answer 31

vagus

Question 32

where does the vagus nerve originate

Answer 32

medulla oblongata

Question 33

what does the vagus nerve innervate

Answer 33

lots of visceral organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 34

what is the longest cranial nerve

Answer 34

vagus

Question 35

what is the 11th cranial nerve

Answer 35

accessory nerve

Question 36

what is the 12th cranial nerve

Answer 36

hypoglossal

Question 37

the accessorynerve is made up of 2 parts called the

Answer 37

cranial root and the spinal root

Question 38

what does the cranial root of the accessory nerve innervate

Answer 38

pharynx muscles

Question 39

what does the spinal root of the accessory nerve innervate

Answer 39

sternocleidomastoid and trapezius