Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN II name, composition and function.
Optic
Sensory
Vision
CN III name, composition and function.
Oculomotor
Motor & sensory (mainly motor)
Serves muscles of the eye
CN IV name, composition & function.
Trochlear
Motor & sensory (mainly motor)
Serves the superior oblique eye muscle
CN V name, composition & function.
Trigeminal
Both
Sensory from face and mouth;
Motor to muscles of mastication
CN VI name, composition & function.
Abducens
Motor & sensory (mainly motor)
Serves the lateral rectus eye muscle
CN VII name, composition & function.
Facial
Both
Serves the muscles of facial expression, lacrimal glands, and salivary glands
CN VIII name, composition & function.
Vestibulocochlear (auditory)
Sensory
Equilibrium and hearing
CN IX name, composition & function.
Glossopharyngeal
Both
Serves the pharynx (throat) for swallowing, posterior third of tongue, parotid salivary gland
CN X name, composition & function.
Vagus
Both
Sensations from visceral (internal) organs, and parasympathetic motor regulation of visceral organs
CN XI name, composition & function.
(Spinal) Accessory
Motor & sensory (mainly motor)
Serves muscles that move head, neck and shoulders
CN XII name, composition & function.
Hypoglossal
Motor & sensory (mainly motor)
Serves muscles of the tongue
CN I name, composition & function.
Olfactory
Sensory
Olfaction (smell)
