Cranial Nerves (CN)

Question 1

CN I

Answer 1

AKA olfactory nerve. Is an afferent (sensory) nerve. Deals with smell: Nose.

Question 2

CN II

Answer 2

AKA optic nerve. Is an afferent (sensory) nerve. Deals with sight: eye.

Question 3

CN VIII

Question 3

CN IV

Answer 3

AKA trochlear nerve. Is an efferent (motor) nerve. Deals with NOT DONE

Question 3

CN III

Answer 3

AKA oculomotor nerve. Is an efferent (motor) nerve. Deals with NOT DONE

Question 4

CN VII

Answer 4

AKA facial nerve. Is an afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) nerve. Deals with taste: anterior tongue. Also deals with voluntary motor: facial muscles.

Question 4

CN V

Answer 4

AKA trigeminal nerve. Is an afferent (sensory) nerve and efferent (motor). Deals with touch, pain: skin of face, mucous membranes of nose, mouth, anterior tongue. Also deals with voluntary motor: muscles of mastication.

Question 5

CN VI

Answer 5

AKA abducens nerve. Is an efferent (motor) nerve. Deals with NOT DONE