Cranial Nerves - Names/Functions

Question 1

Olfactory Nerve

Answer 1

sensory nerve for smell

Question 2

Optic Nerve

Answer 2

sensory nerve for vision

Question 3

Occulomotor Nerve

Answer 3

motor nerve for eye movement

Question 4

Trochlear Nerve

Answer 4

motor nerve for eye movement

Question 5

Trigeminal Nerve

Answer 5

mixed nerve for sensation of the face and control of chewing movements

Question 6

Abducens Nerve

Answer 6

motor nerve for eye movement

Question 7

Facial Nerve

Answer 7

mixed nerve for sensation of taste and control of expressions, facial secretions
*Bell’s Palsy

Question 8

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

Answer 8

sensory nerve for hearing and equilibrium

Question 9

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Answer 9

mixed nerve with diverse sensory and motor functions for head, neck (swallowing), and thorax

Question 10

Vagus Nerve

Answer 10

mixed nerve for taste, gastrointestinal sensation, breathing, swallowing, and control of various organs

Question 11

Accessory Nerve

Answer 11

motor nerve for swallowing, neck (sternocleidomastoid), and shoulder movements (trapezius)

Question 12

Hypoglossal Nerve

Answer 12

motor nerve controlling movements of the tongue