QUIZ: Cranial Nerve Mnemonic Flashcards
Old
Olfactory Nerve I-smell
Optimistic
Optic Nerve II - Vision
Octopus
Oculomotor Nerve III - Muscle of the eyelid/eyeball, iris & lens.
Tried
Trochlear Nerve IV - Eye muscle (Superior Oblique)
Trig
Trigeminal Nerve V - Mixed Nerve - 3 branches
And
Abducens Nerve VI-Eye Muscle (Lateral Rectus)
Failed
Facial Nerve VII - Facial muscles
After
Auditory Nerve VIII; also called the Vestibulocochlear Nerve - Equilibrium & Hearing
Guessing
Glossophary Nerve IX - Taste sensations of the tongue.
Vaguely
Vagus Nerve X - Taste, sensations from the epigottis, slowing of heart rate
And
Accessory Nerve XI - swallowing movements & movement of head and shoulders
Hopelessly
Hypoglossal Nerve XII - movement of the tongue during speech & swallowing.