CRANIAL NERVES

Question 1

CRANIAL NERVE I

Answer 1

Name: Olfactory
Function: Sense of smell
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Sensory

Question 2

CRANIAL NERVE II

Answer 2

Name: Optic
Function: Vision
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Sensory

Question 3

CRANIAL NERVE III

Answer 3

Name: Oculomotor
Function: Movement of eyeballs; constriction of pupils
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Motor

Question 4

CRANIAL NERVE IV

Answer 4

Name: Trochlear
Function: Movement of eyeballs
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Motor

Question 5

CRANIAL NERVE V

Answer 5

Name: Trigeminal
Function: Sensory nerve of the face; motor control of chewing
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Mixed

Question 6

CRANIAL NERVE VI

Answer 6

Name: Abducens
Function: Movement of eyeballs
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Motor

Question 7

CRANIAL NERVE VII

Answer 7

Name: Facial
Function: Sensory nerve of taste; motor nerve of facial expression
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Mixed

Question 8

CRANIAL NERVE VIII

Answer 8

Name: Vestibulocochlear
Function: Hearing and equilibrium
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Sensory

Question 9

CRANIAL NERVE IX

Answer 9

Name: Glossopharyngeal
Function: Sensory for taste; monitors blood pressure; motor for swallowing and saliva production
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Mixed

Question 10

CRANIAL NERVE X

Answer 10

Name: Vagus
Function: Sensory from parasympathetic nervous system; motor for swallowing; vocalization
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Mixed

Question 11

CRANIAL NERVE XI

Answer 11

Name: Accessory
Function: Movement of head and pectoral girdle
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Motor

Question 12

CRANIAL NERVE XII

Answer 12

Name: Hypoglossal
Function: Speech; manipulation for food
Motor/Sensory/Mixed: Motor