Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
Olfactory
A
- CN I
- Smell
2
Q
Optic
A
- CN II
- vision
3
Q
Oculomotor
A
- CN III
- eyelid and eyeball movement
4
Q
Trochlear
A
- CN IV
- inner eyes superior oblique, turns eye downward and laterally
5
Q
Trigeminal
A
- CN V
- chewing, face, mouth touch and pain
6
Q
Abducens
A
- CN VI
- turns Eye laterally
7
Q
Facial
A
- CN VII
- Controls most facial expressions, secretion of tears and saliva, taste
8
Q
Acoustic
A
- CN VIII
- hearing, equilibrium, and sensation
9
Q
Glossopharyngeal
A
- CN IX
- taste, senses carotid blood pressure
10
Q
Vagus
A
- CN X
- senses aortic blood pressure, slows heart rate, stimulates digestive organs, taste
11
Q
Spinal accessory
A
- CN XI
- Controls trapezius and sternocleidomastoid, Control swallowing movements
12
Q
Hypoglossal
A
- CN XII
- Controls tongue movements