Exam 5 Pt. 4 Flashcards
optic nerve
f: communicates visual information to brain
t: sensory
olfactory nerve
f: sense of smell
t: sensory
oculomotor nerve
f: innervates eye movement
t: motor
trochlear
f: innervates eye movement
t: motor
trigeminal
f: innervates muscles of mastication, tensor veli palatini, and communicates sensation from teeth, face, etc.
t: both
abducens
f: innervates eye movements
t: motor
facial nerve
f: innervates muscles of facial expression, serves taste of anterior two-thirds of tongue
t: both
vestibulocochlear
f: mediates auditory and vestibular sensations
t: sensory
glossopharyngeal
f: serves taste of posterior one-third of tongue
t: both
vagus
f: important for somatic and autonomic functions
t: both
accessory
f: activates sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
t: motor
hypoglossal
f: innervates muscles of the tongue
t: motor
spinal cord
sends information to and from the brain
spinal nerves
31 pairs, ventral and dorsal root
reflex arc
simple stimulus response