Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN I name and MSB
Olfactory; sensory
CN I function
smell
CN II name and MSB
Optic; sensory
CN II function
vision
CN III name and MSB
Oculomotor; motor
CN III Function
eye muscles, iris, levator palpebrae
CN IV name and MSB
Trochlear; motor
CN IV function
superior oblique
CN V name MSB
trigeminal; both
CN V function
face sensation, mastication
CN VI name MSB
abducens; motor
CN VI function
lateral rectus
CN VII name and MSB
facial; both
CN VII function
facial expression, taste
CN VIII name and MSB
vestibulocochlear; sensory
CN VIII function
head position, acceleration, hearing
CN IX name and MSB
glosso-pharyngeal; both
CN IX function
taste, motor - pharynx
CN XI name and MSB
spinal accessory; motor
CN XI function
trapezius, SCM
CN XII name and MSB
hypoglossal; motor
CN XII
tongue
CN I location
brain
CN II location
brain
CN III location
mid brain
CN IV location
mid brain
CN V location
mid-pons
CN VI location
lower pons
CN VII location
lower pons
CN VIII location
lower pons
CN IX location
medulla
CN X location
medulla
CN XI location
medulla, spinal cord
CN XII location
medulla
CN X name and MSB
Vagus
Both
CN X function
Larynx, gut, heart, lung
