Names and Numbers
Location
Function
Innervation
Skull exiting
100
What is the number for the abducens nerve?
#6
100
The olfactory nerve is located in the _ & _ lobes of the brain
The frontal and temporal lobes
100
What is the function of the spinal accessory nerves (Cranial Nerve #11)
Motor to the muscles of the shoulder, neck, pharynx, and larynx
100
Is the optic nerve motor, sensory, or parasympathetic?
Sensory only
100
Which cranial nerve passes through the superior nasal cavity?
Cranial nerve #1: Olfactory nerve
200
Cranial Nerve #7 is known as the...
Facial Nerve
200
What part of the brain is the trochlear nerve located in?
The midbrain
200
Which cranial nerve supplies somatic motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscle?
Cranial nerve #6: Abducens nerve
200
What are the names and numbers of the cranial nerves that contain mixed nerves?
Cranial Nerve #5 (CN V): Trigeminal nerve
Cranial Nerve #7 (CN VII): Facial nerve
Cranial Nerve #9 (CN IX): Glossopharyngeal nerve
Cranial Nerve #10 (CN X): Vagus nerve
200
Which cranial nerve passes through the stylomastoid foramen of the skull?
Cranial nerve #7: Facial nerve
300
What is the name and number of the cranial nerve labeled C?
Cranial Nerve #5: Trigeminal Nerve
300
What part of the brain is the cranial nerve labeled D?
The pons
300
Which cranial nerve stimulates the parotid salivary glands
Cranial Nerve #9:Glossopharyngeal Nerve
300
Which of the three branches of the trigeminal nerve (Cranial nerve #5) provides sensation to the upper eyelid, eye surface, tear glands, nose, scalp, and forehead
The ophthalmic branch
300
Which foramen does the cranial nerve marked K come out from?
The superior orbital fissure
400
What are the names and numbers of the cranial nerves labeled G and F?
Cranial nerve #11: Spinal Accessory Nerve and Cranial nerve #12: Hypoglossal Nerve
400
I am a cranial nerve that causes the pupil to constrict and constricts the lens shape for visual focusing. Where am I?
The midbrain
400
What is the name and number of the cranial nerve that is responsible for taste from the posterior 1/3 of the tongue? Which one is responsible for the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?
Cranial Nerves #9 and #7: Glossopharyngeal and Facial Nerves
400
Which organs does the vagus nerve (CN #10) stimulate by parasympathetic innervation
Heart, lungs, thoracic and abdominal viscera
400
Which specific foramen does the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve come out of the skull?
The foramen rotundum
500
Without looking at your notes, what are the names of all 12 cranial nerves in sequential order from CN 1 to CN 12?
CN I: Olfactory nerve/CN II: Optic nerve/CN III: Oculomotor nerve/CN IV: Trochlear nerve/CN V: Trigeminal nerve/CN VI: Abducens nerve/CN VII: Facial nerve/CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear nerve/CN IX: Glossopharyngeal nerve/CN X: Vagus nerve/CN XI: Accessory nerve/CN XII: Hypoglossal nerve
500
What nerves are located in the medulla oblongata? (Hint: There are 5; names and numbers are needed)
Cranial Nerves #8, 9, 10, 11, and 12: Vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, spinal accessory nerve, and hypoglossal nerve
500
What is the motor function of the cranial nerve labeled F?
Allows tongue movements that mix and manipulate food during chewing
500
Name the five muscles that the oculomotor nerve (Cranial Nerve #3) innervates by motor and parasympathetic fibers (Hint: Four motor; one parasympathetic)
Motor: Superior, inferior, and medial rectus & inferior oblique muscles
Parasympathetic: Ciliary muscle
500
The Glossopharyngeal (CN 9), Vagus (CN 10), and Accessory (CN 11) nerves all exit the posterior cranial fossa through which shared structure?
Jugular foramen