Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
What’s CNI and what’s its function?
A
CNI = Olfactory
- Sensory
- Nose/smell
2
Q
What’s CNII and what’s its function?
A
CNII = Optic
- Sensory
- Eye sight
3
Q
What’s CNIII and what’s its function?
A
CNIII = Oculomotor
- Motor
- All eye muscles except those supplied by IV and VI
4
Q
What’s CNIV and what’s its function?
A
CNIV = Trochlear
- Motor
- Eye movement from the superior oblique muscle
5
Q
What’s CNV and what’s its function?
A
CNV = Trigeminal
- Senory: Face, sinuses, teeth
- Motor - Jaw muscles
6
Q
What’s CNVI and what’s its function?
A
CNVI = Abducent
- Motor:Eye movement from the external rectus muscle
7
Q
What’s CNVII and what’s its function?
A
CNVII = Facial
- Motor: Muscles of the face
- Motor: submaxillary and sublingual glands
- Sensory: front of tongue and soft palate
8
Q
What’s CNVIII and what’s its function?
A
CNVIII = Auditory/Vestibulocochlear
- Sensory: Hearing & Balance
9
Q
What’s CNIX and what’s function?
A
CNIX = Glossopharyngeal
- Motor:Swallowing with pharyngeal musculature
- Sensory: Taste and sensation on back part of tongue, tonsil, and pharynx
10
Q
What’s CNX and what’s its function?
A
CNX = Vagus
- Motor: heart/lungs/bronchi/gastrointestinal tract
- Sonsory: heart/lungs/bronchi/trachea/larynx/pharynx/gastrointerstinal tract/external ear
11
Q
What’s CNXI and what’s its function?
A
CNXI = Accessory
- Motor: Shoulder muscles
12
Q
What’s CNXII and what’s its function?
A
CNXII = Hypoglossal
- Motor: Muscles of the tongue
