Names & Numbers
Name CN VI
Abducent
The nerve sensory for smell
I - Olfactory
The nerves we test via the gag reflex
IX - Glossopharyngeal
X - Vagus
CN III, IV, and V collectively function in control of ________
eye movement
The brain region from which the optic nerve (II) originates
Diencephalon
Nystagmus is rapid, involuntary movement of the eyes. Name one of the nerves involved in this phenomenon.
Oculomotor (III)
Trochlear (IV)
Abducent (VI)
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
The optic (II) and vestibulocochlear (VIII) nerves are _______ innervation for _____ and _____ (2 of the 5 senses), respectively.
Sensory
Sight, Hearing
The CN tested using a pleasurable odorant presented to a blindfolded patient
I - Olfactory
The CN that is motor to the cervical neck muscles
XI - Accessory
The brain region from which the majority of the cranial nerves originate
Myelencephalon
The name and # of the nerve with a vestibular and cochlear branch
VIII - Vestibulocochlear
The four nerves that have both sensory and motor components
V - Trigeminal
VII - Facial
IX - Glossopharyngeal
X - Vagus
The cranial nerve responsible for the motor component of the menace response
VII - Facial
CN VII is responsible for the motor innervation of these muscles
Muscles of facial expression
Two nerves that originate in the mesencephalon
III - Oculomotor
IV - Trochlear
The nerve whose name means "wandering, rambling, or unfixed"
X - Vagus
The five strictly motor cranial nerves
III - Oculomotor
IV - Trochlear
VI - Abducent
XI - Accessory
XII - Hypoglossal
The tongue withdrawal test involves sensation by _______ and a motor response by _______
CN V - Trigeminal (mandibular branch)
CN XII - Hypoglossal
The functions of CN VIII
(Vestibulocochlear) Balance and hearing
The nerve whose motor component innervates the muscles of mastication
V - Trigeminal
What the Friendly Viking Grew On Old Olympus' Towering Top
Vines (Vagus, CN X)
And (Accessory, CN XI)
Hops (Hypoglossal, CN XII)
The four parasympathetic cranial nerves
III - Oculomotor
VII - Facial
IX - Glossopharyngeal
X - Vagus
The motor response seen following the corneal reflex test when a patient has a fully functional CN VI-Abducent
retraction of the globe
The CN responsible for parasympathetic innervation to the parotid and zygomatic salivary glands
IX - Glossopharyngeal
The CN targeting the dorsal oblique muscle of the eye
IV - Trochlear