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Cranial Nerves pract
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| olfactory nerve | I - functions in smell |
| optic nerve | II - functions in vision |
| Oculomotor nerves | III- "eye-mover" (somatic output) |
| oculomotor nerve goes to 4 of the 6 | inferior rectus, medial rectus, superior rectus, and interior oblique |
| trochlear nerve | IV - "pulley" involved in movement of eyebal (acts on superior oblique) |
| trigeminal nerve | V- three separate divisions; sensory(to face) and motor components(chewing muscles) masseter muscle |
| abducens nerve | VI - abducts eye |
| facial nerve | VII - involved in secretions and facial expressions |
| vestibulocochlear nerve | VIII - functions in hearing and equilibrium |
| glossopharyngeal nerve | IX - "tongue and pharynx" - swallowing, salivation, sensory receptors |
| Vagus nerve | X - most important, major component of the parasympathetic nervous system |
| parasympathetic nervous system region/structure | craniosacral 3,7,9, 10 |
| accessory nerve | XI - head, neck, and shoulder movement |
| hypoglossal nerve | XII - "under the tongue" tongue movement |