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Nerves in your brain Flashcards

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1
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How many cranial nerves does a human have?

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12

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What’s our chosen mnemonic for the cranial nerve names

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On, on, on, they traveled and found Voldemort guarding very scary horcruxes

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What’s our chosen mnemonic for the cranial nerve functions

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Some say marry money but my brother says big boobs matter more

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what does the olfactory nerve do?

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takes scent information gathered by the nose and sends it to the brain

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5
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what number is the olfactory nerve?

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1

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6
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is the olfactory nerve sensory, motor or both?

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sensory

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what does the optic nerve do?

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takes visual information gathered by the eyes and sends it to the brain

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what number is the optic nerve?

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2

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9
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is the optic nerve sensory, motor or both?

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sensory

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what does the oculomotor nerve do?

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controls four of the six muscles that control the movements of your eyes

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11
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what number is the oculomotor nerve?

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3

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12
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is the oculomotor nerve sensory, motor or both?

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motor

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13
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what does the trochlear nerve do?

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controls a single muscle of the eye (looking down)

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14
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what number is the trochlear nerve?

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4

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15
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is the trochlear nerve sensory, motor or both?

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motor

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what does the trigeminal nerve do?

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branches into three main strands and innervates the face and jaw muscles

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17
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what number is the trigeminal nerve?

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5

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18
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is the trigeminal nerve sensory, motor, or both?

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both

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19
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what does the abducens nerve do?

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stimulate some of the muscles in you eyes (left and right)

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20
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what number is the abducens nerve?

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6

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21
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is the abducens nerve sensory, motor or both

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motor

22
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what does your facial nerve do?

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operates the muscles that make most facial expressions possible

23
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what number is your facial nerve?

A

7

24
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is your facial nerve sensory, motor or both?

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both

25
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what does the vestibulocochlear nerve do?

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carries sensory information from the cochlea to the brain (also known as the auditory nerve)

26
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what number is the vestibulocochlear nerve?

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8

27
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is the vestibulocochlear nerve sensory, motor, or both?

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sensory

28
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what does the glossopharyngeal nerve do?

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leads to your tongue and pharaynx

29
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what number is the glossopharyngeal nerve?

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9

30
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is the glossopharyngeal sensory, motor or both?

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both

31
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what does the vagus nerve do?

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controls the heart and digestive tract (among other functions)

32
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what number is the vagus nerve?

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10

33
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is the vagus nerve sensory, motor or both?

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both

34
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what is the spinal accessory nerve?

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has to do with moving your head and shoulders

35
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what number is the spinal accessory nerve?

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11

36
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is the spinal accessory nerve sensory, motor or both?

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motor

37
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what does the hypoglossal nerve do?

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allows you to swallow and talk

38
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what number is the hypoglossal nerve?

A

12

39
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is the hypoglossal nerve sensory, motor or both?

A

motor

40
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what is cranial nerve #1?

A

olfactory

41
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what is cranial nerve #2?

A

optic

42
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what is cranial nerve #3?

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occulomotor

43
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what is cranial nerve #4?

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trochlear

44
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what is cranial nerve #5?

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trigeminal

45
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what is cranial nerve #6?

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abducens

46
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what is cranial nerve #7?

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facial

47
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what is cranial nerve #8?

A

vestibulocochlear (auditory)

48
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what is cranial nerve #9?

A

glassopharynx

49
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what is cranial nerve #10?

A

vagus

50
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what is cranial nerve #11?

A

spinal accessory

51
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what is cranial nerve #12?

A

hypoglossial

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