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What are the 12 Cranial Nerves in order?
(Hint) Oh, Oh, Oh, To, Touch, and feel very goof velvet, ah. |
Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal
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What is the function of the Olfactory nerve of the cranial nerves?
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smell
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What is the function of the Optic nerve of the cranial nerves?
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sight
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What is the function of the Oculomotor nerve of the cranial nerves?
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eyelid and eyeball movement
supplies motor fibers to four of the six muscles (superior, inferior, and medial rectus and inferior oblique) that direct the eyeball |
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What is the function of the Trochlear nerve of the cranial nerves?
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innervates superior oblique
turns eye downward and laterally |
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What is the function of the Trigeminal nerve of the cranial nerves?
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chewing
face & mouth touch & pain also contains motor fibers to activate the chewing muscles |
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What is the function of the Abducens nerve of the cranial nerves?
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turns eye laterally
supplies motor fibers to lateral rectus muscle |
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What is the function of the Facial nerve of the cranial nerves?
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controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva taste fiber leave pons and run to the face |
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What is the function of the Vestibulocochlear nerve of the cranial nerves?
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hearing
equillibrium sensation |
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What is the function of the Glossopharyngeal nerve of the cranial nerves?
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taste
senses carotid blood pressure supplies motor fibers to the pharynx carries sensory impulses from taste buds of posterior tondue and pressure receptors of the carotid artery |
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What is the function of the Vagus nerve of the cranial nerves?
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senses aortic blood pressure
slows heart rate stimulates digestive organs taste fibers carry sensory impulses from and motor impulses to the pharynx, larynx, and the abdominal and thoracic viscera |
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What is the function of the Accessory nerve of the cranial nerves?
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controls trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
controls swallowing movements |
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What is the function of the Hypoglossal nerve of the cranial nerves?
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controls tongue movements
sensory fibers carry impulses from the tongue |
