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Cranial Nerves / Nervous system
Cranial Nerves
21
Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
08/04/2014

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Term

 

Cranial Nerve I

On

 

Some

Definition

 

 

Olfactory

 

 

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve II

 

Old

 

Say

Definition

 

 

 

Optic

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve III

 

Olympic

 

Marry

Definition

 

 

Oculomotor

 

Muscles of the Eye

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve IV

 

Towering

 

Money

Definition

 

 

Trochlear

 

Midbrain, turning the eye

 

 

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve V

 

Tops

 

But

Definition

 

 

Trigeminal

 

Sensory/Motor

 

Nose, Eyes, Tongue, Teeth

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve VI

 

A

 

My

Definition

 

 

Abducent

 

Motor

 

Pons/Turns Eye Laterally

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve VII

 

Fin

 

Brother

Definition

 

 

Facial

 

Both

 

Facial Expressions

Term

Cranial Nerve VIII

 

And

 

Says

Definition

 

Acoustic (Vestibulocochlear)

 

Sensory

 

Balance and Hearing info to the brain

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve IX

 

German

 

Bad

Definition

 

Glossopharyngeal

 

Sensory/Motor

 

Information from pharynx/tongue to brain

Motor functions in swallowing food

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve X

 

Viewed

 

Business

Definition

 

Vagus

 

Both

 

Constricts pharynx, larynx, esophagus, trachea

Tasting ability

Term

 

Cranial Nerve XI

 

Some

 

Marry

Definition

 

Spinal Accessory Nerve

 

Motor

 

Spinal cord, trapezius, movement in shoulders/neck

Term

 

 

Cranial Nerve XII

 

Hops

 

Money

Definition

 

 

Hypoglossal

 

Motor

 

Tongue Muscles

Term

 

 

Phrenic Nerve

Definition

 

 

Cervical Plexus

C3-C5

Diaphragm

Term

 

 

Median Nerve

Definition

 

 

Brachial Plexus

 

C5, C6 & C7

Arm, Forearm, Hand

Term

 

 

Ulnar Nerve

Definition

 

 

Brachial Plexus

C8-T1

Forearm/Hand

Term

 

 

Radial Nerve

Definition

 

 

Brachial Plexus

C5-C8/T1

Sensory - Hand

Motor - Posterior arm

Term

 

 

 

Femoral Nerve

Definition

 

 

Lumbar Plexus

L2-L4

Sensation - thigh, shin, foot arch

Term

 

 

Sciatic Nerve

Definition

 

 

Sacral Plexus

L4-S3

Sensation - Foot, lower leg

Motor - posterior leg/sole of foot

Term

 

 

Ependymal Cell

Definition

 

 

Neuroglia that forms the lining of the vetricles in the bran and central canal of the spinal cord. Ciliated and move the CSF in directions.

Term

 

 

Oligodendrocytes

Definition

 

Neuroglia CNS support and insulate axons by creating myelin sheath

 

 

Term

 

 

Astrocytes

Definition

 

 

star shaped glial cells in CNS

Most abundant

support cells that form the blood-brain barrier

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