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The Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
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How many cranial nerves are there, and what are they for?

A

12 pairs

they are associated with sensory, motor, or both.

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1st nerve

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Olfactory

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3
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2nd nerve

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Optic

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4
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3rd nerve

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Oculomotor

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5
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4th nerve

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Trochlear

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6
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5th nerve

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Trigeminal

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7
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6th nerve

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Abducens

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8
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7th nerve

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Facial

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9
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8th nerve

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Vestibulocochlear

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10
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9th nerve

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Glossopharyngeal

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11
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10th nerve

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Vagus

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12
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11th nerve

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Accessory

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13
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12th nerve

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Hypoglossal

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14
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What is the function of the OLFACTORY nerve?

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carries Sensory information for smell.

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What is the function of the OPTIC nerve?

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Sensory

carries visual info from the eyes

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16
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What is the function of the OCULOMOTOR nerve?

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Motor

moves the eyeball

17
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What is the function of the TROCHLEAR nerve?

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Motor nerve responsible for movement of the superior oblique eye muscle

18
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What is the function of the TRIGEMINAL nerve?

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Both

  • Sensory on the mid-face, upper jaw, and upper teeth
  • Motor movement of the mandible, chewing muscles
19
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What is the function of the ABDUCENS nerve?

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Motor nerve responsible for one of the 6 eye muscles. It Abducts the eye.

20
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What is the function of the FACIAL nerve?

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Both
It’s a mixed nerve that carries out motor commands for the muscles of the face and 2 of 3 salivary glands.
Sensory for the front 2/3 of tongue

21
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What is the function of the VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR nerve?

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Sensory nerve in the inner ear that carries out hearing and sense of balance.

  • Cochlear branch- for hearing
  • Vestibular branch- for sense of balance
22
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What is the function of the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL nerve?

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Both

  • Sensory for back 2/3 of the tongue and pharynx
  • motor control of swallowing
23
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What is the function of the VAGUS nerve?

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Both

Mixed nerve that is vital to the autonomic control of visceral function and has a variety of motor components.

24
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What is the function of the ACCESSORY nerve?

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Motor nerve that controls voluntary swallowing muscles

25
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What is the function of the HYPOGLOSSAL nerve?

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Motor control for the movement of the tongue.

26
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27
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Mnemonic for the functions of nerves…

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