Cranial Nerves Flashcards by Gentry Lange | Brainscape

Q

Optic nerve:

A

II:

Sensory- vision

Foramina- optic canal

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Olfactory nerve

A

I:

Sensory- olfaction (smell)

Foramina: cribriform plate of ethmoid

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Q

Oculomotor nerve

A

III:

Motor- opens eyelid

Foramina- superior orbital fissure

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Q

Trochlear nerve

A

IV:

Motor- superior oblique eye muscle contraction

Superior orbital fissure

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Q

Trigeminal nerve:

A

V:

Motor- chewing muscles

Foramina- foramen ovale

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Q

Abducens nerve

A

VI:

Motor- lateral rectus eye muscle contraction

Foramina- superior orbital fissure

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Q

Facial nerve

A

VII:

Motor- Muscles of facial expression

Foramina- internal acoustic meatus

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Q

Vestibulocochlear nerve:

A

VIII:

Sensory- hearing & equilibrium

Foramina- internal acoustic meatus

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Q

Glossopharyngeal nerve:

A

IX:

Sensory: touch and taste in posterior tongue.

Foramina- Jugular foramen

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Q

Vagus nerve:

A

X:

Sensory: sensory information from ear

Foramina: jugular foramen

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Accessory nerve:

A

XI:

Motor: trapezius muscle

Foramina: foramen magnum

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Hypoglossal nerve

A

XII:

Motor: tongue muscle

Foramina: Hypoglossal canal

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