Cranial Nerves and their functions, with pictures – Flashcards

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Olfactory
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Sense of smell.
I
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Optic
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Vision, Sensory Only
II
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Oculomotor
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Eye Movement.
III
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Oculomotor
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Eye Movement.
III
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Trochlear
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Eye movement
IV
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Trigeminal
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Areas in face. Touch, pain, temperature.
V
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Abducens
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Eye Movement.
VI
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Facial
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Facial Expression. Paralysis of this nerve is called Bells Palsy. Bells Palsy is loss of ability to close eyes and impairment of taste and salivation
VII
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Vestibulocochlear
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Inner ear / balance. Damage of this nerve causes vertigo, ringing in the ears, and/or deafness
VIII
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Glossopharyngeal
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Taste, salvitory gland/carotid artery. Carries some taste sensations. It senses changes in blood pressure
IX
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Vagus
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"The wanderer" carries most of the parasympathetic motor efferents to the organs of the thorax and abdomen.
X
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Spinal Accessory
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Allows movement of trapezius muscles and sternocleidmastoid muscles.
XI
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Hypoglossal
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Devoted solely to the tongue . It takes a lot more cooridination than you might guess to chew, talk and swallow without injuring our tongue.
XII
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