Cranial Nerves Flashcards
How many Cranial Nerves?
12
How many Sensory Nerves?
3
How many Motor Nerves?
5
How many Mixed Nerves?
4
Sensory Nerves
Olfactory
Optic
Vesibulocochlear
Olfactory Location
Receptors in Olfactory Mucosa of Nasal Cavity
Olfactory Function
Olfaction (Smell)
Optic (II)
Sight Nerve “Point two fingers at eye”
Optic Location
Retina in the eye
Optic Function
Vision
Vesibulocochlear (VII)
“Make some headphones while balancing”
Vesibulocochlear Location
Vestibular Branch: Hair cells in Vestibule of Inner Ear
Cochlear Branch: Cochlea of inner ear
Vesibulocochlear Function
Vestibular branch conducts nerve impulses for equilibrium whereas cochlear branch inpulses for hearing
Motor Nerves
Oculomotor Trochlear Abducens Accesory Hypoglossal
Oculomotor
“Threes next to eye, three pointers”
Oculomotor Location
The eye
Superior Rectus Muscle
Eyes go Superior
Inferior Rectus Muscle
Eyes go Inferior
Medial Rectus
Eyes go Medially