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How are the CRANIAL nerves numbered and in which order?
I-XII (anteriorly to posteriorly); in the order in which they leave the brain
I
OLFACTORY
II
OPTIC
III
OCULOMOTOR
IV
TROCHLEAR
V
TRIGEMINAL
VI
ABDUCENS
VII
FACIAL
VIII
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR
IX
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
X
VAGUS
XI
ACCESSORY
XII
HYPOGLOSSAL
What are the divisions of the TRIGEMINAL nerve?
1. ophthalmic
2. maxillary
3. mandibular
There are three of them.
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the OLFACTORY nerve go?
olfactory foramina of the ethmoid bone
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the OPTIC nerve go?
optic canal of the sphenoid bone
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the OCULOMOTOR nerve go?
superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the TROCHLEAR nerve go?
superior orbital fissure
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does each branch of the TRIGEMINAL nerve go?
1. ophthalmic -- superior orbital fissure
2. maxillary -- foramen rotundum
3. mandibular -- foramen ovale
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the ABDUCENS nerve go?
superior orbital fissure
What are the nerves that go through the superior orbital fissure?
1. oculomotor
2. trochlear
3. ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal
4. abducens
There are four of them.
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the FACIAL nerve go?
1. internal acoustic meatus (enters)
2. stylomastoid foramen (exits)
There are two of them.
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the VESTIBULARCOCHLEAR nerve go?
internal acoustic meatus
What are the nerves that go through the internal acoustic meatus?
1. facial
2. vestibulocochlear
There are two of them.
What are the nerves that go through the jugular foramen?
1. glossopharyngeal
2. vagus
3. accessory
There are three of them.
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL nerve go?
jugular foramen
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the VAGUS nerve go?
jugular foramen
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the ACCESSORY nerve go?
jugular foramen
Through which CRANIAL STRUCTURE(S) does the HYPOGLOSSAL nerve go?
hypoglossal canal
What is the MNEUMONIC with which one can remember if the cranial nerve is sensory, motor, or both?
Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Business Makes Money.
*this excludes the three trigeminal branches
What NERVE TYPE is the OLFACTORY nerve?
sensory
What NERVE TYPE is the OPTIC nerve?
sensory
What NERVE TYPE is the OCULOMOTOR nerve?
motor
What NERVE TYPE is the TROCHLEAR nerve?
motor
What NERVE TYPE is the TRIGEMINAL nerve?
both
What NERVE TYPE is the OPHTHALMIC branch of the trigeminal nerve?
sensory
What NERVE TYPE is the MAXILLARY branch of the trigeminal nerve?
sensory
What NERVE TYPE is the MANDIBULAR branch of the trigeminal nerve?
both sensory and motor
What NERVE TYPE is the ABDUCENS nerve?
motor
What NERVE TYPE is the FACIAL nerve?
both sensory and motor
What NERVE TYPE is the VESTIBULARCOCHLEAR nerve?
sensory
What NERVE TYPE is the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL nerve?
both sensory and motor
What NERVE TYPE is the VAGUS nerve?
both sensory and motor
What NERVE TYPE is the ACCESSORY nerve?
motor
What NERVE TYPE is the HYPOGLOSSAL nerve?
motor
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the OLFACTORY nerve?
sense of smell
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the OPTIC nerve?
sense of vision
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the OCULOMOTOR nerve?
1. movement of eyes and eyelids
2. focus the eyes
There are two things.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the TROCHLEAR nerve?
moves eye down and lateral
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the OPHTHALMIC branch of the trigeminal nerve?
senses from:
1. skin of nose
2. skin of forehead
3. skin of scalp
4. cornea
There are four things.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the MAXILLARY branch of the trigeminal nerve?
senses from skin of nose, upper lip, gums, teeth, and cheek
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the MANDIBULAR branch of the trigeminal nerve?
senses from:
1. tongue
2. lower lip
3. gums
4. teeth
5. cheek
moves:
muscles of mastication
There are 5 sensory and one motor.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the ABDUCENS nerve?
medial to lateral eye movement
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the FACIAL nerve?
senses:
1. taste of anterior 2/3 of the tongue
2. nasal sensation
3. palatal sensation
moves:
1. muscles of facial expression
2. lacrimal glands
3. salivary glands
There are three things in each type.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR nerve?
sense of:
1. hearing
2. equilibrium
There are two things.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL nerve?
senses from:
1. posterior 1/3 of tongue
2. pharynx
3. tonsils
4. carotid arteries
moves:
muscles of pharynx used in swallowing
There are 4 sensory and one motor.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the VAGUS nerve?
senses from:
1. pharynx
2. larynx
3. esophagus
4. visceral organs
moves:
1. muscles of speech
2. muscles of swallowing
3 autonomic motor fibers to the hear
4. smooth muscles in the thorax
5. glands in the thorax
There are 4 sensory and 5 motor.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the ACCESSORY nerve?
muscles of the:
1. pharynx
2. larynx
3. soft palate
4. upper back
5. neck
There are 5 of them.
What is the GENERAL FUNCTION of the HYPOGLOSSAL nerve?
muscles of the tongue