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Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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What is the function of the optic nerve?

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Sensory: vision

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What is the function of the olfactory nerve?

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Sensory: smell

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What is the function of the oculomotor nerve?

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Somatic motor: raising eyelids & eye movement

Autonomic motor: controlling iris& lens shape

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What is the function of the trochlear nerve?

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Somatic motor: eye movement (extrinsic)

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What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?

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*largest cranial nerve
Sensory: face, gums, lips, teeth & tongue

Somatic motor: mastication

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What is the function of the abducens nerve?

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Somatic motor: eye movements (extrinsic)

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What is the function of the facial nerve?

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Somatic motor: facial expression

Parasympathetic motor: lacrimal & salivary glands

Sensory: TASTE (anterior 2/3)

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What is the function of the glossopharyngeal nerve?

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Somatic: tongue & pharynx for swallowing.

Parasympathetic: fibers to the parotid gland

Sensory: TASTE (posterior 1/3)

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What is the function of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

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Sensory: hearing & balance

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What is the function of the vagus nerve?

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Somatic motor: pharynx & larynx for swallowing

Parasympathetic: regulate heart, lungs, & abdominal viscera.

Sensory: impulses from thoracic & abdominal viscera

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What is the function of the accessory nerve?

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Somatic motor: sternocleidomastoid & trapezius

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What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve?

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Somatic motor: swallowing & speech

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