Peripheral Nervous System Flashcards
Number of spinal nerves
31
Number of cervical nerves
8
Number of thoracic nerves
12
Number of lumbar nerves
5
Number of sacral nerves
5
What nerve from the cervical plexus supplies the diaphragm
Phrenic Nerve
Number of cranial nerves
12
Cranial nerve Saying
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Olfactory (I)
Sense of Smell
Optic (II)
Vision
Oculomotor (III)
Eye movement and regulates the size of the pupil
Trochlear (IV)
Eye movements
Trigeminal (V)
Chewing movements, sensations of head and neck
Abducens (VI)
Abduction of the eye
Facial (VII)
Facial expressions, secretion of saliva and tears and the sense of taste
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
Balance and equilibrium
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Sensation of tongue, swallowing movements
Vagus (X)
Sensation and movements of organs
Accessory (XI)
Shoulder movements, turning the head, voice production
Hypoglossal (XII)
Tongue movements