Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
CN 0
A
- terminal
- functions = pheromone detection, sexual maturation, behaviour
- degeneration leads to Kallmann syndrome
2
Q
CN I
A
- olfactory
- sensory
- function = smell
3
Q
CN II
A
- optic
- sensory
- function = vision
4
Q
CN III
A
- oculomotor
- motor
- function = eye movement - looking nasal, up, down
5
Q
CN IV
A
- trochlear
- motor
- function = eye movement - looking down
6
Q
CN V
A
- trigeminal
- sensory and motor
- sensory function = touch, temperature, pressure, pain from face
- motor function = mastication
7
Q
CN VI
A
- abducens
- motor
- function = eye movement - looking temporally
8
Q
CN VII
A
- facial
- sensory and motor
- sensory function = taste
- motor function = muscles of facial expression
9
Q
CN VIII
A
- vestibulocochlear
- sensory
- function = sound, balance
10
Q
CN IX
A
- glossopharyngeal
- sensory and motor
- sensory function = taste
- motor function = muscles of pharynx
11
Q
CN X
A
- vagus
- sensory and motor
- sensory function = parasympathetic to viscera
- motor function = larynx, viscera
12
Q
CN XI
A
- accessory
- motor
- motor function = head turning muscles
13
Q
CN XII
A
- hypoglossal
- motor
- motor function = muscles of tongue
