cranial nerves Flashcards
CN 1
olfactory
sensory : smell
CN 2
optic
sensory: sight
CN 3
oculomotor
motor: muscles of the eye (except lateral rectus and superior oblique)
CN 4
trochlear
motor: superior oblique muscle (downward gaze and in )
CN 5
trigeminal
sensory: face, sinuses, anterior tongue
motor: muscles of mastication
CN 6
abducens
motor: lateral rectus
CN 7
facial
motor: facial muscles, autonomic: glands
sensory: taste anterior tongue
CN 8
vestibulocochlear
sensory: hearing, balance
CN 9
glossopharyngeal
sensory: posterior tongue
motor: pharynx muscles
parotid gland
CN 10
vagus
sensory: pharynx, larynx,
taste: tongue, epiglottis
motor: muscles of palate, pharynx, larynx
say “AHHH”
CN 11
accessory
motor: SCM and trap
CN 12
hypoglossal
motor: muscles of the tongue
An injury to the nerve will cause tongue deviation towards the injured side