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cranial nerves

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Glossopharyngeal   Taste on 1/3 posterior tongue. Swallowing, gag reflex, stimulates parotid gland secretions  
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Trochlear   up and down eye movement  
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trigeminal   Major sensory nerve of the face. Chewing, corneal reflex, blink reflex.  
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III   Oculomotor  
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Abducens   Lateral Eye movement  
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Optic Nerve   Sight  
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How to Check the optic nerve?   Snellen Chart  
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Oculomotor   pupil constriction; extra ocular movement  
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Spinal Accessory   Rotation of head, Raising the shoulders  
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XII   Hypoglossal  
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Saying to remember the cranial nerves in order   On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Fin And German Viewed Some Hops  
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3 branches of Trigeminal Nerve   Opthalmic, Maxillary, Mandible  
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Olfactory   Transmits sense of smell  
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What nerve passes thru thalmus   Olfactory  
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Saying for Sensory, Motor, or Mixed   Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Bad Business Marries Money  
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X   Vagus  
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II   Optic Nerve  
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Cranial Nerves IX - XII   Medulla Oblongata  
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Vagus Nerve Test   Have Patient say "Ahh"  
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V   Trigeminal  
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Facial Nerve Test   Have patient smile and frown  
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve Test   Whisper Test  
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Cranial Nerves III - IV   Midbrain  
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Cranial Nerves V - VIII   Pons  
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Hypoglossal Nerve Test   Have patient stick tongue out; tongue should be @ midline  
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Trigeminal Corneal Reflex test   Have patient look to side; touch cornea w/ cotton wisp, watch for blinking reflex  
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Vagal Stimulation   Causes Bradycardia and hypotension. Also stimulates gastric juices, along with GI  
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Auditory/acoustic/vestibulocochlear Nerve   Hearing and balance  
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IX   Glossopharyngeal  
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IV   Trochlear  
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Vagus   Parasympathetic Nervous system. Called the wonderer. Longest cranial nerve in the body. Stimulated by gag reflex and Rectal exam  
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XI   Spinal Accessory  
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I   Olfactory  
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Hypoglossal   Movement of the tongue  
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Cranial Nerves I - II   Higher than Midbrain  
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VI   Abducens  
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Facial   Taste on 2/3 of anterior tongue ; facial expressions  
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VII   Facial  
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VIII   Auditory/Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear  
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