Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Optic nerve conducts impulses
From eye to brain
Oculomotor nerve conducts impulses
From brain to eye muscle
Trochlear nerve conducts impulses
From brain the external eye muscle
Trigeminal nerve conducts impulses
From skin and mucous membrane of head and from teeth the brain ; also from brain the chewing muscles
Abducens nerve conducts impulses
From brain to external eye muscle
Facial nerve conducts impulses
From taste buds of tongue to brain and from brain to face muscles
Vestibulocohlear
From ear to brain
Glossipharyngeal
From throat and taste buds of tongue to brain also from brain to throat muscles and salivary glands
Vagus nerve conducts impulses
From throat, larynx, and organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities to brain; also from brain to muscles of the throat and organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Accessory nerve conducts impulses
From brain to certain shoulder and neck muscles
Hypoglossal nerve conducts impulses
From brain to muscle of tongue
Main function: sense of smell
Olfactory nerve
Main function: vision
Optic nerve
Main function: eye movement
Oculomotor and trochlear and abducens
Main function: sensations of face, scalp, and teeth; chewing movements
Trigeminal
