The Cranial Nerves and How to Remember Them

. The abducens nerve is known as cranial nerve? A. VI B. VIII C. II D. I

A. VI

Cranial Nerve VI

Abducens nerve responsible for moving eyes

Cranial nerves ________ move the eyeballs. A. I, II, III B. III, IV, VI C. III, V, X D. III, IV

B. III, IV, VI

Tears, saliva, taste, and facial expressions are caused by cranial nerve? A. VI B. VII C. II D. I

B. VII

Cranial Nerve VII:

Facial nerve responsible for producing tears, taste, saliva production, facial expressions.

Cranial nerve V is known as the facial nerve. True False

False (Cranial nerve V is the Trigeminal nerve)

Cranial nerve XI is called the optic nerve. True False

False (Cranial nerve XI is the accessory nerve)

Cranial Nerve IX:

Glossopharyngeal nerve responsible for swallowing, saliva production, taste

Mnemonic to help remember the order of the 12 cranial nerves:

OLd OPerators OCcasionally TRoubleshoot TRicky ABducted FAmily VEterans Galloping VAliantly ACross History OLfactory OPtic OCulmotor TRochlear TRigeminal ABducens FAcial VEstibulocoachlear Glossopharyngeal VAgus ACcessory Hypoglossal

Mnemonic to help remember if the cranial nerves are sensory, motor, or both:

Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter More! look at first letter: S= sensory M= motor B= both the order of words corresponds to the order of the cranial nerve.

The optic nerve is known as cranial nerve X (ten).* True False

False (Optic nerve is cranial nerve II)

Cranial Nerve XII:

Hypoglossal nerve responsible for moving tongue, allows speech, swallowing

Cranial Nerve III:

Oculomotor nerve responsible for eye movement moves eyelids and eyeballs adjusts the pupils and the lenses

Cranial Nerve I:

Olfactory nerve responsible for smell (think stinky factory)

Cranial nerve X is known as the vagus nerve. True False

True

Glossopharyngeal is also called the cranial nerve IX. True False

True

Cranial nerve X is known as? A. Vagus B. Accessory C. Trochlear D. Optic

A. Vagus

Cranial Nerve XI:

Accessory nerve responsible for moving head, shoulders, and swallowing

Cranial nerve ______ moves the eyeballs/eyelids and adjusts the pupils and lens of the eye.* A. VII B. X c. I D. III

D. III

This nerve controls the PNS which stimulates contraction and relaxation of the smooth muscle in the GI tract? A. X B. V C. VI D. VII

A. X

The oculomotor nerve is called cranial nerve? A. IX B. IV C. III D. X

C. III

Cranial Nerve II:

Optic nerve responsible for sight

Cranial Nerve IV:

Trochlear nerve responsible for moving eyeballs

The facial nerve is called cranial nerve? A. IX B. VIII C. VII D. X

C. VII

Glossopharyngeal nerve is responsible for? A. swallowing and speech B. hearing and equilibrium C. swallowing, taste, and secreting saliva D. none of the options are correct

C. swallowing, taste, and secreting saliva

Which nerve does NOT play a role in swallowing? A. Glossopharyngeal B. Hypoglossal C. Vagus D. Olfactory

D. Olfactory (which is responsible for smell)

Cranial nerve IV is known as? A. Oculomotor B. Trigeminal C. Hypoglossal D. Trochlear

D. Trochlear

This is the largest cranial nerve that controls facial muscles, chewing, and facial sensations? A. X B. IV C. VIII D. V

D. V

This cranial nerve arises from the cranial and spinal roots which controls swallowing movements and governs movement of the head and shoulders?* A. IX B. X C. XI D. VIII

D. VII

Hypoglossal nerve is known as cranial nerve? A. XI B. II C. VIII D. XII

D. XII

The function of cranial nerve I is? A. hearing B. moving the eyeballs C. sight D. smell

D. smell

Cranial Nerve V:

Trigeminal nerve responsible for moving facial muscle allows chewing and facial expression largest cranial nerve

Cranial nerve I is called the olfactory nerve. True False

True

Cranial nerve II's function is eyesight. True False

True

Vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) is responsible for auditory. True False

True

Vestibulocochlear nerve is known as cranial nerve VIII? True False

True

Cranial Nerve X:

Vagus nerve responsible for peripheral nervous system, smooth muscles of GI track

Cranial Nerve VIII:

Vestibulocochlear nerve responsible for auditory