Families exam 4 - cranial nerve functions Flashcards
What does the olfactory nerve do in children?
identifies smells
What does the optic nerve do for infants?
lets them look at a face and track it with their eyes
What does the optic nerve do for children?
- makes visual acuity intact
- peripheral vision
- color vision
What does the oculomotor nerve do for infants?
- causes blinking in response to light
- makes pupils reactive to light
What does the oculomotor nerve do for children?
- PERRLA
- no nystagmus
What does the trochlear nerve do for infants?
lets them look at a face and track it with their eyes
What does the trochlear nerve do for children?
gives the ability to look down and in with eyes
What does the trigeminal nerve do for infants?
causes the rooting and sucking reflex
What does the trigeminal nerve do for children?
- gives the ability to clench teeth together
- detects touch on face eyes closed
What does the abducens nerve do for infants?
lets them look at a face and track it with their eyes
What does the abducens nerve do for children?
gives the ability to see laterally with eyes
What does the facial nerve do for infants?
causes symmetric facial movements
What does the facial nerve do for children?
- differentiates between salty and sweet
- causes symmetric facial movements
What does the acoustic nerve do for infants?
- tracks a sound
- blinks in response to loud noise
What does the acoustic nerve do for children?
- keeps the child from experiencing vertigo
- lets hearing be intact
What does the glossopharyngeal nerve do for infants?
intact gag reflex
What does the glossopharyngeal nerve do for children?
- intact gag reflex
- gives the ability to taste sour
What does the vagus nerve do for infants?
no difficulties swallowing
What does the vagus nerve do for children?
- causes clear speech
- no difficulties swallowing
What does the spinal accessory nerve do for infants?
lets shoulders move symmetrically
What does the spinal accessory nerve do for children?
causes equal strength of shoulder shrug
What does the hypoglossal nerve do for infants?
- no difficulties swallowing
- opens mouth when nares are occluded
What does the hypoglossal nerve do for children?
- keeps tongue midline
- gives the ability to move the tongue with equal strength against the resistance of the tongue blade
What is the order of the cranial nerves?
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