Cranial Nerves Vocabulary

Flashcards definitions for the 12 cranial nerves including their sensory/motor classifications and primary functions based on the lecture notes.

Olfactory

Type: Sensory; Function: Smell

Optic ($II$)

Type: Sensory; Function: Sight

Oculomotor

Type: Motor; Function: Pupil/eye movement

Trochlear ($IV$)

Type: Motor; Function: Down/in eye movement

Trigeminal ($v$)

Type: Both (Sensory/Motor); Function: Face sensation/ chewing

Abducens ($VI$)

Type: Motor; Function: Side/out movement

Facial ($VII$)

Type: Both (Sensory/Motor); Function: Facial expression, taste

Acoustic ($VIII$)

Type: Sensory; Function: Hearing/ balance

Glossopharyngeal ($IX$)

Type: Both (Sensory/Motor); Function: Taste/swallow

Vagus ($x$)

Type: Both (Sensory/Motor); Function: Larynx innervation

Accessory ($XI$)

Type: Motor; Function: Neck/shoulder movement

Hypoglossal ($XII$)

Type: Motor; Function: Tongue movement