Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Cranial Nerves

The stuff

QuestionAnswer
Main action of CN I Smell
Main action of CN II Vision
Main action of CN III Movement of the eyes and pupils (medial, inferior, and superior rectus, and inferior oblique muscles)
Main action of CN IV Movement of the eyes (superior oblique muscle)
Main action of CN V Sensation of the face, sinuses, and teeth. Movement of the jaw, muscles of mastication.
Main action of CN VI Movement of the eyes laterally (lateral rectus muscle)
Main action of CN VII Taste (Anterior 2/3 of tongue), muscles of facial expression, innervation of most salivary glands
Main action of CN VIII Hearing, balance, and orientation
Main action of CN IX Innervation to the stylopharyngeus muscle, taste (posterior 1/3 of tongue), sensation of middle and external ear, innervation of the parotid gland
Main action of CN X Taste (superior pharynx), innervation to the muscles of the pharynx and larynx, autonomic innervation to the thorax and abdomen
Main action of CN XI Movement of neck and shoulders
Main action of CN XII Movement of the tongue
Cranial exit of CN I Cribriform foramina in cribriform plate
Cranial exit of CN II Optic canal
Cranial exit of CN III Superior orbital fissure
Cranial exit of CN IV Superior orbital fissure
Cranial exit of CN V Superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale
Cranial exit of CN VI Superior orbital fissure
Cranial exit of CN VII Internal acoustic meatus
Cranial exit of CN VIII Internal acoustic meatus
Cranial exit of CN IX Jugular foramen
Cranial exit of CN X Jugular foramen
Cranial exit of CN XI Jugular foramen
Cranial exit of CN XII Hypoglossal canal
Cranial exit of ophthalmic branch of CN V Superior orbital fissure
Cranial exit of maxillary branch of CN V Foramen rotundum
Cranial exit of mandibular branch of CN V Foramen ovale
Created by: amandakroling
Popular Anatomy sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards