Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CNI
Olfactory nerve - sensory, smell
CNII
Optic nerve - sensory, sight
CNIII
Oculomotor nerve - motor, eye muscles to open eye
CNIV
Trochlear nerve- motor, eye muscles
CNV
Trigeminal nerve-
sensory- skin of face, nasal cavity, oral cavity, anterior 2/3 of tongue
Motor- muscles of mastication (chewing)
CNVI
Abducens nerve - motor, eye muscles (abducts eyes)
CNVII
Facial nerve -
Sensory- taste (anterior 2/3 tongue)
Motor- facial muscles, lacrimal glands (tear ducts)
CNVIII
Vestibulocochlear nerve- sensory - hearing and balance in ear (vestibular system)
CNIX
Glossopharyngeal nerve -
Sensory- pharynx, taste post 1/3 tongue
Motor- throat muscles
CNX
Vagus nerve
Sensory- visceral of respiratory tract, taste of epiglottis
Motor- muscles of palate, heart, and other viscera
CNXI
Accessory nerve - motor to Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
CNXII
Hypoglossal nerve - motor to intrinsic muscles of tongue and throat
Lesion on CNI
Loss of smell
Lesion on CNII
Dilated pupil, vision problems
Lesion on CNIII
Dilated pupil, eye turns down and out