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Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
Q

What is the pneumonic for naming nerves?

A 
Only 
Overweight
Orangutans
Trying 
To 
Aggravate 
Fat
Vagrants
Get 
Vodka 
And 
Hamburgers
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What is the pneumonic for nerve function?

A 
Some
Say 
Marry
Money
But 
My 
Brother
Says
Big
Balls
Matter
Most
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Name the cranial Nerves 1-12

A 
Olfactory
Optic
Occulomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducent
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal
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4
Q

What is the function of CN I?

A

Smell

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5
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What is the function of CN II?

A

Occular and Sensory Functions

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6
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What is the function of CN III?

A

Cilliary, Sphincter Pupillae

NOT superior oblique/lateral

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7
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What is the function of CN IV?

A

Motor for superior oblique

Abduction, depression and internal rotation

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8
Q

What is the function of CN V?

A

Three branches;

  1. Opthalmic
  2. Maxillary
  3. Mandibular

Provides sensory innervation of the face, sinuses and teeth

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9
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What is the function of CN VI?

A

Innervates lateral rectus of the eye

Retracts eye within orbit

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10
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What is the function of CN VII?

A

Motor supply to the face

Taste to anterior 2/3rd of tongue

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What is the function of CN VIII?

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Innervates cochlea and ampullae of vestibulum

Provides sensory innervation to the inner ear

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What is the function of CN IX?

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Motor innervation of stylopharynx and parotid gland

Taste to posterior 1/3rd of tongue

Sensation to tonsils, pharynx and middle ear

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13
Q

What is the function of CN X?

A

Motor innervation of

  • Heart
  • Lungs
  • Palate
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • GI tract

Sensory innervation of

  • Heart
  • Lungs
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • Bronchi
  • GI tract
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14
Q

What is the function of CN XI?

A

Motor innervation of the trapezius and sternocleinomastoid

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15
Q

What is the function of CN XII?

A

Motor innervation of the tongue EXCEPT the palatoglossus

Motor innervation of the infra hyoid

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