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Cranial Nerves
CN 1-12
12
Nursing
Professional
08/26/2009

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Term
CN I
Olfactory
Definition
Smell
Term
CN II
Optic
Definition
Vision
Term
CN III
Oculomotor
Definition
eyelid and eyeball movement
Term
CN IV:
Trochlear
Definition
Innervates superior oblique
turns eye downward and laterally
Term
CN V
Trigeminal
Definition
CHewing
Face and mouth touch/pain
Term
CN VI
Abducens
Definition
Turns eye laterally
Term
CN VII
Facial
Definition
Controls most facial expressions
Secretion of tears and saliva
Taste
Term
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Definition
Hearing
Equilibrium Sensation
Term
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
Definition
Taste
Senses carotid blood pressure
Term
CN X
Vagus
Definition
Senses aortic BP, slows HR, stimulates digestive organs, taste
Term
CN XI
Spinal Accessory
Definition
Controls trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
controls swallowing
Term
CN XII
Hypoglossal
Definition
Controls tongue movements
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