Nervous System - Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Cranial nerve I is known as
Olfactory
Cranial nerve II is known as
Optic
Cranial nerve III is known as
Oculomotor
Cranial nerve IV is known as
Trochlear
Cranial nerve V is known as
Trigeminal
Cranial nerve VI is known as
Abducens
Cranial nerve VII is known as
Facial
Cranial nerve VIII is known as
Vestibulocochlear/Auditory/Acoustic
Cranial nerve IX is known as
Glossopharyngeal
Cranial nerve X is known as
Hypoglossal
CN for sense of smell
CN I: Olfactory
CN for visual activity and visual field
CN II: Optic
CN for movement of eye eyelid, pupillary constriction, lens accomodation
CN III: Oculomotor
CN for downward eye movement
CN IV: Trochlear
CN for facial sensation, corneal reflex, and mastication; it is the largest CN
CN V: Trigeminal
CN for horizontal eye movement
CN VI: Abducens
CN for facial expressions and muscle movement, salivation and tearing, taste, and sensation of the ear
CN VII: Facial
CN for hearing and equilibrium
CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear
CN for taste, sensation in pharynx and tongue, pharyngeal muscles, swallowing
CN IX: Glossopharyngeal
CN for muscles of pharynx, larynx, and soft palate; sensation in external ear, pharynx, larynx, thoracic and abdominal viscera; parasympathetic innervation of thoracic and abdominal organs
CN X: Vagus
CN for sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
CN XI: Accessory
CN for tongue movement
CN XII: Hypoglossal
