Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Cranial Nerve I

Answer 1

Olfactory

• type: Sensory
• function:

+Sense of smell

Question 2

Cranial Nerve II

Answer 2

Optic

• Type: Sensory
• Function:

+Vision

Question 3

Cranial Nerve III

Answer 3

Oculomotor

• Type: Motor
• Function:

+Raise eyelids, moves eyes
+regulates the size of pupils
+ focuses of lenses

Question 4

Cranial Nerve IV

Answer 4

Trochlear

• Type: Motor
• Function:

+ eye movements
+ proprioception

Question 5

Cranial Nerve V

Answer 5

Trigeminal

• Type: mixed
• Function:

+Sensations of the head and face
+Chewing movements
+ muscles senses

Question 6

Cranial Nerve VI

Answer 6

Abducens

• Type: Motor
• Function:

+ Produce movements of the eyes

Question 7

Cranial Nerve VII

Answer 7

Facial

Type: Mixed
Function:
\+Facial Expressions
\+Secretions of saliva
\+taste

Question 8

Cranial Nerve VIII

Answer 8

Vestibulocochlear

type: Sensory
Function:

+ Balance
+equilibrium

Sense: Hearing

Question 9

Cranial Nerve IX

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal

type: Mixed
Function:

+ Taste and other senses of the tongue
+ swallowing
+secretion of saliva
+aid in reflex control of blood pressure and respirations

Question 10

Cranial Nerve X

Answer 10

Vagus

Type: Mixed
Function:
+ Transmit impulses to muscles associated with speech, Swallowing, the ear, smooth muscles of visceral organs in the thorax, and abdomen

Question 11

Cranial Nerve XI

Answer 11

Accessory

Type: mixed
Function:

+turning movement of the head
+movement of the shoulders
+Viscera
+voice production

Question 12

Cranial Nerve XII

Answer 12

Hypoglossal

Type: Motor
Function:

+ Tongue Movement