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Cranial Nerve

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves that serve various functions related to vision, smell, hearing, facial movements, and other senses. A common mnemonic used to remember the cranial nerves is "On Old Olympic Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops". The document provides information on the names and numbers of the cranial nerves and their functions, as well as links to additional resources on cranial nerve anatomy.

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Cranial Nerve

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves that serve various functions related to vision, smell, hearing, facial movements, and other senses. A common mnemonic used to remember the cranial nerves is "On Old Olympic Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops". The document provides information on the names and numbers of the cranial nerves and their functions, as well as links to additional resources on cranial nerve anatomy.

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Cranial Nerves: Review Info

Cranial Nerve: I Olfactory II Optic III Oculomotor IV Trochlear V Trigeminal VI Abducens VII Facial VIII Vestibulocochlear (auditory) IX Glossopharyngeal smell vision eyelid and eyeball movement innervates superior oblique turns eye downward and laterally chewing face & mouth touch & pain turns eye laterally controls most facial expressions secretion of tears & saliva taste hearing equillibrium sensation taste senses carotid blood pressure senses aortic blood pressure slows heart rate stimulates digestive organs taste controls trapezius & sternocleidomastoid controls swallowing movements controls tongue movements Major Functions:

X Vagus

XI Spinal Accessory XII Hypoglossal

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Olfactory I Optic II Oculomotor III Trochlear IV Trigeminal V Abducens VI Facial VII Auditory (vestibulocochlear) VIII Glossopharyngeal IX Vagus X Spinal Accessory XI Hypoglossal XII

To help memorize each, a mnemonic is often used by students such as . . . "On Old Olympic Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops"

Continue on to Quizzer #1. . .identify cranial nerve locations Or go to Quizzer #2. . .identify cranial nerve functions Or go to cranial foramina Quizzer. . .identify structures passing through major cranial formamina

Try These Links For Other Info & Images...


Cranial Nerve Dissection ...several views of cranial nerves in cadaver brain. Cranial Nerve Pathways ...very good views of cranial nerve pathways in skull Yale ...EXCELLENT drawings and descriptions of all cranial nerves...

Just the Basics ...good introductory descriptions & diagrams... Cranial Nerves In Detail ...in depth material on cranial nerves with brief descriptions of how to test function of each

A Little Cranial Nerve Trivia...

Do you know . . .
Which cranial nerve is the largest? CN V (Trigeminal) Which cranial nerve is the only one that exits the "posterior" side of the brainstem? CN IV (Trochlear) How many cranial nerves are responsible for eye movements? Three: CN III (Oculomotor), IV (Trochlear), and VI (Abducens). What does "abducens" refer to? The abducens nerve carries motor impulses to the lateral rectus eye muscle which moves the eye laterally causing abduction of the eye. Which cranial nerves carry gustatory (taste) information? CN VII (Facial), CN IX (Glossopharyngeal) and CN X (Vagus). Which cranial nerve is the longest? CN X (Vagus) which reaches from the medulla to the digestive and urinary organs. What two cranial nerves carry sensory information about blood pressure to the brain? CN IX (Glossopharyngeal) and CN X (Vagus). Which cranial nerve is responsible for pupillary constriction? CN III (Oculomotor).

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