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Neurology
Cranial Nerves
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/05/2010

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Term
Cranial Nerve I
Definition

Olfactory Nerve

  • Most rostral cranial nerve
  • Special sensory: smell

Term
Cranial Nerve II
Definition

Optic Nerve

  • Special sensory: vision

Term
Cranial Nerve III
Definition

Oculomotor Nerve

  • Motor: moves the eyeball
  • Parasympathetic: pupil constriction

Term
Cranial Nerve IV
Definition

Trochlear Nerve

  • Motor: one eyeball muscle

Term
Cranial Nerve V
Definition

Trigeminal Nerve

  • General Sensory (GSA): face (three sections)
  1. Opthalmic
  2. Maxillary
  3. Mandibular

Term
Cranial Nerve VI
Definition

Abducens Nerve

  • Motor: one eyeball muscle (lateral rectus)

Term
Cranial Nerve VII
Definition

Facial Nerve

  • Motor: facial expression
  • Special sensory: taste (front of tongue)

Term
Cranial Nerve VIII
Definition

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

  • Special sensory: balance, equilibrium & hearing

Term
Cranial Nerve IX
Definition

Glossopharyngeal

  • Motor: Pharynx muscles
  • Special sensory: Taste

Term
Cranial Nerve X
Definition

Vagus Nerve

  • Parasympathetic: all trunk viscera

Term
Cranial Nerve XI
Definition

Accessory Nerve

  • Motor: Sternocleidomastoid, trapezius

Term
Cranial Nerve XII
Definition

Hypoglossal Nerve

  • Motor: Tongue muscles

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