Cranial nerves

Question 1

What is the 1st cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 1

Olfactory nerve; sense of smell; sensory.

Question 4

What is the 2nd cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 4

Optic nerve; vision; sensory.

Question 5

What is the 3rd cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 5

Oculomotor nerve; controls most eye movements, pupil constriction, and eyelid elevation; motor.

Question 6

What is the 4th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 6

Trochlear nerve; controls the superior oblique muscle for eye movement (downward and inward); motor.

Question 7

What is the 5th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 7

Trigeminal nerve; sensation in the face and motor control of chewing; both.

Question 8

What is the 6th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 8

Abducens nerve; controls the lateral rectus muscle for outward gaze; motor.

Question 9

What is the 7th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 9

Facial nerve; controls facial expressions, taste (anterior two-thirds of tongue), and salivary glands; both.

Question 10

What is the 8th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 10

Vestibulocochlear nerve; hearing and balance; sensory.

Question 11

What is the 9th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 11

Glossopharyngeal nerve; taste (posterior one-third of tongue), swallowing, and salivation; both.

Question 12

What is the 10th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 12

Vagus nerve; controls autonomic functions of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract; sensation in the throat and voice box; both.

Question 14

What is the 11th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 14

Accessory nerve; controls muscles used in head movement (sternocleidomastoid and trapezius); motor.

Question 15

What is the 12th cranial nerve, its function, and is it sensory, motor, or both?

Answer 15

Hypoglossal nerve; controls tongue movement; motor.

Question 16

What is the mnemonic for cranial nerve names in order?

Answer 16

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(Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal)

Question 17

Mnemonic for if it’s sensory, motor or both

Answer 17

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