Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Optic
2, SENSORY, Vision
Oculomotor
3, MOTOR, eye movement & focusing iris and lens
Olfactory
1, SENSORY, smell
Trochlear
4, MOTOR, eye movement (superior oblique)
Trigeminal
5, MIXED, chewing, sensation of scalp, face, teeth (not tongue)
Abducens
- MOTOR, eye movement - (lat rectus)
Facial
7, MIXED, facial expression, salivation, taste from anterior tongue
Vestibulocochlear auditory
8, SENSORY,
vestibular brand: posture, balance, equilibrium
Cochlear branch: hearing
Glossopharyngeal
9, MIXED, swallowing, taste from posterior tongue, general sensation from pharynx and throat
Vagus
10, MIXED, visceral muscle movement & sensation (major nerve in parasympathetic nervous system)
Accessory
11, MOTOR, swallowing and head movement (trapezius and SCM)
Hypoglossal
12, MOTOR, movement of tongue for speech, swallowing, and mixing of food during chewing