Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cranial Nerve I
Olfactory (sensory)
Cranial Nerve II
Optic (sensory)
Cranial Nerve III
Oculomotor (motor)
Cranial Nerve IV
Trochlear (motor)
Cranial Nerve V
Trigeminal (sensory & motor)
Anterior 2/3 tongue
Cranial Nerve VI
Abducens (motor)
Cranial Nerve VII
Facial (sensory & motor)
Taste to anterior 2/3 tongue
Cranial Nerve VIII
Vestibulocochlear (sensory)
Acoustic/auditory
Cranial Nerve IX
Glossopharyngeal (sensory & motor)
Posterior 1/3 tongue
Cranial Nerve X
Vagus (sensory & motor)
SLN & RLN
Cranial Nerve XI
Spinal accessory (motor)
Cranial Nerve XII
Hypoglossal (motor)
Below/behind the tongue
Impaired nerve or injury → airway obstruction d/t tongue relaxation
Superior laryngeal nerve
Innervates above the vocal cords
Internal branch SIS
External branch SEM
SLN Internal Branch
Sensory above the vocal cords
SLN External Branch
Motor
LARYNGOSPASM
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
Sensory & motor
Sensation to larynx below the vocal cords
Innervates all larynx muscles except cricothyroid
Nerve risk injury d/t loop around carotid artery