NeuroA&P LAB Cranial Nerves quiz + mnemonics

vestibulocochlear nerve has 2 branches that are responsible for:

Vestibular: responsible for balance

Cochlear: responsible for hearing

Which is the first cranial nerve that originates from the brainstem and is responsible for the movement of the eyes?

Oculomotor nerve

Which cranial nerve emerges from the diencephalon?

Cranial Nerve ll

How many pairs of Cranial Nerves are there in the brain?

12 pairs

Mnemonic for the cranial nerves”

• oh : olfactory

• Once: optic

• one: oculomotor

• takes: trochlear

• the: trigeminal

• anatomy: abdunces

• final: facial

• very: vestibulocochlear

• good: glossopharyngeal

• vacations: vagus

• are: spinal accessory

• heavenly: hypoglossal

Mnemonic for cranial nerve functions:

• Some

• Say

• Money

• Matters

• But

• My

• Brother

• Says

• Big

• Brains

• Matter

• More

Cranial Nerve (CN) l:

Olfactory; Sensory

CN ll:

Optic; Sensory

CN lll:

Oculomotor; Motor

CN lV:

Trochlear; Motor

CN V:

Trigeminal; Both (sensory & motor)

CN Vl:

Abducens; Motor