Cranial Nerves Flashcards
I
Olfactory - Sensory
Sense of SMELL
smells like an old factory
II
Optic - Sensory
Sense of sight
Visual/Vision
Two Eyes
III
Oculomotor - Motor
Motor for your eyes
Eyelid/Eye ball movement
Regulation of PUPIL SIZE
IV
Trochlear - Motor
Look down toward your Trachea
Super oblique muscle of the eyes.
Eye movement DOWN and IN Toward Nose
V
Trigemal - Both
Jaw clenching
Chewing gum - Tri-Dent
Corneal Reflex
Sensations -
Touch/Pain in FACE, CORNEA, SCALP and TEETH
VI
Abducens - Motor
Looking for Medusa
Movement of eyeball in LATERAL Direction
VII
Facial - Both
Facial expressions
Secretion of Saliva and Tears
Blinking
Sensation of taste on anterior 2/3’s of TONGUE
sweet/salty
VIII
Vestibulocochlear - Sensory
Auditory (hearing) and Balance
Equilibrium
IX
Glassopharyngeal - Both
SWALLOWING
Saliva Secretion
Sense of TASTE on POSTERIOR 1/3 of Tongue
- Bitter/Sour
Prevents Aspiration/Gag Reflex
X
Vagus - Both
Heart, Lung, Viscera
Swallowing, Gag Reflex
Innervation of Pharynx/Epiglottis
Parasympathetic innervation of organs in THORAX and ABDOMEN.
XI
Accessory - Motor
Contracts Neck and Shoulder muscles (TRAPS)
- SHRUG SHOULDERS
and turning HEAD
ACCESSORIES AROUND NECK
XII
Hypoglossal - Motor
Movement of tongue muscles for speech and…
SWALLOWING